Quick report
- Red Flags
- Poor Snowpack Structure
Skied between 9500 and 11k on mostly northerly slopes and found surprisingly normal snow cover amounts above about 10250' for the time of year (HS 70-125cm). The shallower the pack the more faceted through the snowpacks entirety.
Dug a pit on NE 10750' Had 2x ECTX, 2x CT25 SC on upper boundary (35cm above ground) of Nov/early Dec facets on 3mm 4F- Facets with 1F slab above.
Had one collapse on a N facing bank in the valley bottom at 10000'. No new avalanche observed. Accumulations from the last major storm were only a few inches here max.
Id expect wind loaded areas to be stubborn but potentially really dangerous and unpredictable in nature.