Quick report
Currently very similar to what we've seen at Cyrstal and White Pass only deeper. More variable snow surface at Paradise, but that could be due to high levels of foot traffic and exposure to wind. Wet avalanche activity was more than anticipated. I think we missed the danger at Upper Elevations this past week. Currently, you would have to be VERY unlucky to find an avalanche/
No signs of instability observed.Weather
- Cloud Cover
- few
- Wind Loading
- none
- Recent Snowfall
- 0
- Snow Avail For Transport
- none
Another beautiful day. Light SW-W winds with no transport. Temps were very mild, but a notch cooler than yesterday.
Snowpack
In most ways very similar to what we've been seeing. Dry faceting DFs on shaded slopes. The faceting is about 20cm deep over well settled DF to RG. Steep SE-SW had moist but not wet soft snow. A crust existed on the periphery aspects and on slightly lower angled slopes. Over all the snowpack looks strong and well settled.
Middle Elevations; Deeper snowpack: 180-240cm. Added depth mainly seems to be in the basal melt forms that are 50-75cm thick rather than the 20-30cm we've seen at CMT or White.
Upper Elevations; Much more variable. Considerable wind redistribution with most evidence pointing toward the last E-SE wind event. Even still northerlies were very soft wind textured snow.
Avalanche
No recent avalanches. There was pretty good evidence of wet activity over the past week likely from Monday(?). Most of the activity was at upper elevations. There were a few slabs out there, but mostly wet loose slides. One notable more recent (Wednesday???) avalanche to the looker's right of Upper Cornince (SE, 6800ft). The debris looked fresh, but the crown looked old.