Quick report
- Aspect
- West
- Red Flags
- Cracking, Collapsing, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Elevation
- 2591 m
- Slope Angle
- 25°
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Very poor snowpack structure in areas where the overall snow cover is shallow. I poked around in shallow areas on the west side Franklin Basin side of the ridge. </p>
Very weak sugary or faceted snow grains have grown and crystal chains are forming... I walked above my test pit and the snow collapsed, the slab braking into chunks as it failed on the predominate weak layer.
I found feathery surface hoar or frost crystals glittering on the snow surface as I walked on the ridge top. The surface hoar formed on top of hard drifts, sastrugi, and wind board.
Snowpack
mixed bag of challenging ski conditions....no pow