Quick report
• No avalanche activity observed. • Since Friday, Feb. 17th through midday today, the Canyon floor picked up 3-4” of snow with 0.30” SWE. Upper elevations accumulated 5-7”. • Snowfall rates increased around noon today and the Canyon floor has picked up another 3-5” with 0.25-0.30” SWE since then. Another 4-6” has accumulated at elevations above 6000’. • Moderate to strong westerly winds produced heavy wind-loading at times above 6000’. • Ski cuts on fresh wind slabs resulted in only minor cracking underfoot or no cracking at all. • Dug a hasty pit near the Burnout path at 5200’ on an east aspect, snow depth was 39”. ECTP25 and ECTP20 on a layer of facets between the mid-Jan. and late-Dec. crusts about 14” down. • Dug a second hasty pit at 5800’ on an east aspect, snow depth was 69”. Just some ECTNs in the upper 20” with no fractures on the facets (~30” down) between the above-mentioned crusts. • The mid-Jan. crust was buried 30” down below the surface in Shed 7 W at about 6600” and the late-December crust was buried about 40” down. • Cornices are growing large in Shed 7 West (photo).
Weather
- Cloud Cover
- overcast
- Wind Loading
- intense
- Recent Snowfall
- 3-6"
- Snow Avail For Transport
- large amounts
• Overcast skies with light to moderate snowfall (S1 to S2). • Daytime high temperatures reached the low-30s °F on the Canyon floor and the low-20s °F above 6000’.