Quick report
There was significant wind on the evening of 3/8 that moved a lot of our new snow around. Be mindful of wind-loaded slopes, especially as we had a distinct change in wind direction, starting from the North, then going back to the typical South winds.
Weather
- Air Temp
- 5
- Cloud Cover
- scattered
- Wind Loading
- previous
- Snow Avail For Transport
- large amounts
Clouds moved in and out of the mountains most of the day. Winds in the valley were dissipating as we went farther away from the Delta River.
Avalanche
- Size
- D1
- Count
- 2
- Aspect
- W
- Trigger
- N
- Elevation
- 2800 ft
Several strom slabs broke, likely during the storm on Friday, March 6th, on the steeper slopes in Look Eyrie. No sign of wind loading on these avalanches.