Quick report
- Red Flags
- Wind Loading
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Wind loading on the opposite side of the compass from the normal West winds that load the East slopes. No other red flags were seen. </p>
Yesterday I skied south of the divide and today north of the divide. Both days up to 7500ft. The five inches of snow have made for some decent turning and the rain/ice crust is decaying quickly with the new snow bonding quite well. Overall things out there are improving with nice conditions on the sheltered north slopes.
Photo: wind loading on the west side of the compass from the East winds.
Video #1: New snow sluffing on a 40 degree, north slope
Video#2: New snow on top of the decaying rain/ice crust
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>The new snow seems quite well bonded to the decaying ice/rain crust from two weeks ago. I was able to get surfaces sluffs on steep slopes only. </p>
A very fine rime crust on the surface from the fog this am. Not enough of a surface crust to matter with regards to turning conditions.