Quick report
- Aspect
- Northwest
- Red Flags
- Recent Avalanches, Collapsing, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Elevation
- 3048 m
- Slope Angle
- 25°
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>We only experienced a couple of collapses in an isolated location with a thinner snowpack around some buried rocks otherwise the snowpack was quiet. Saw some shallow naturals on a steep east facing slope.</p>
For the most part we traveled on the north half of the compass, mostly out of the wind zone and kept slope angles to sub 30° . The snowpack was generally quiet while we were skinning and skiing. Pit test results were CT13 - sudden collapse with a Q1 shear quality- and ECTP22 - also sudden collapse but with a Q2 quality shear. Failures were on the November dry spell facets which were about 2 feet down where I dug my pit and failed with moderate to hard effort. This type of snowpack setup warrants getting the shovel out and doing some digging. My two cents is that with excellent riding and skiing conditions and blue skies it's an easy setup to get lured into terrain that that you don't want to be in. Overall, in the terrain we traveled, I'd say we encountered a moderate hazard but if you are traveling in the wind zone and/or on steep slopes where the November PWL exists the hazard is considerable. My observed danger rating reflects staying out of the wind zone and keeping slope angles down.
Snowpack
Excellent riding and skiing conditions.