Quick report
Instability tests reflected moderate structure, moderate strength and moderate propagation propensity. No Cr, Co or recent Ax
Weather
- Air Temp
- 28.4F
- Cloud Cover
- overcast
- Wind Loading
- light
- Rain Elevation
- N/A
- Recent Snowfall
- 0 cm
- Snow Avail For Transport
- small smounts
Moderate SW winds with periods of calm Broken trending to Overcast with storm clouds hovering to NW at 10-13k'. 28F No active precip, no rime
Snowpack
Snow Surface: 1F+ to -4F wind stiffened surfaceof 5-20 cm in width on NW-N-NE aspects at time of observation. Solar aspects (SW-S-SE) are maintaining a MFcr morning hours until 12-1pm where snow is softening up, allowing potential deeper penetration. The primary change in snowpack conditions has been depth hoar size potentially sintering and decreasing in size in multiple snowpacks, primarily on Northerly aspects. This change is reflected as 0.5-1mm DH, in comparison to 2-4mm DH in previous weeks. An additional change in observation has been the NSF's 10-15cm below surface and 0.5mm width in shallow N aspects that could be a layer to track in the coming storm cycle and weeks ahead. Height of snow (HS) is variable ranging from 60-80cm in most N aspects with 100-150cm in loaded micro-drainages and wind loaded aspects. Surface conditions may present with the most risk in early morning hours when melt-freeze crusts and stiff conditions are supportable and slick.