Quick report
- Aspect
- Northwest
- Red Flags
- Recent Avalanches, Cracking, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Elevation
- 2926 m
- Slope Angle
- 30°
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Still think the last slide cycle warrants concern. Some minor cracking in drifts along the summit ridge.</p> <p>Still seeing facets but I feel like they are beginning to heal (see profile below).</p>
Photo below, Facets from the upper facet layer in my snow profile. This layer is pockety in nature. Facets are beginning to round and bridge.
I had to beat on the midpack to get a positive ECTP on what I believe is a relict surface hoar layer that has been substantially decomposed.
Overall the snow pack in this area on the NW facing skiers left side of main Gobblers seemed fairly strong. Note: we were not willing to ski the NW facing portion of the main gut.
SW aspects in the main gut were thin and bushy.
A ton of debris in the main gully, impressive.
I think I am ready to say a moderate hazard in this area......With the caveat that consequences could be high.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Still there, but I think things are bridging/ healing. I think I could say moderate danger albeit with high consequences (Moderate X). I feel that if consequences are factored highly into the equation as they do in places like Rogers Pass (Parks Canada), the hazard could be considerable. But on a probability scale it could be moderate, hard call.</p>
Surface snow is weakening with some surface hoar in areas.
A trace of a crust on some south aspects, minor.