Quick report
Good riding conditions later in the afternoon with the surface warmup.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>We observed large cornices above southerly facing slopes on Bald Mountain just over 11,000' in elevation (photo 1). We also saw some old wet-loose debris on a north facing slope at 10,700' (photo 2) and a wet slab avalanche that looks like it started with warming on steep cliff bands on an east facing slope at 10,000' (photo 3). The wet slab avalanche may have been from this morning, but was hard to tell from such a distance. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>
Snow surface was mainly damp snow. Below 8,000' the snow surface was sticky and near trees, rocks, and snow bridges it was easy to get collapsing if you got too close. Higher elevations the snow surface was damp and supportable. At 10,700' the height of snow ranged from 4'-5'( 130-150cm) in flat areas that were probably a bit more wind-scoured. The snow surface had a thin crust just above the snow in some areas that was most likely firnspeigel and made for fun travel.