Quick report
- Red Flags
- Recent Avalanches, Heavy Snowfall, Wind Loading, Cracking, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Our group only observed a few limited signs of instability. We had eyes on steep N Facing terrain and only observed very minor size 1 point releases off steep rocky terrain (enough to kick your legs out from under you in consequential terrain, but not enough to bury a person). </p> <p>As we began our tour today we were keeping our eyes peeled for wind loading in odd places due to the North winds, but alas the winds remained calm in our neck of the woods. We only found one obvious pocket of wind loading on a small test slope and we were able to propagate a crack out of it about 20 cm deep and 1 meter long. I expect this is already healed as I write this.</p>
Dug a quick pit at the point where we were able to get our small test slope to fail in the wind drifted snow. Photo below. As expected we found about 3" of light fluffy powder sitting atop 4F wind drifter snow sitting atop Fist NSF. ECTP12 about 20cm down.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Again, we didn't see much in terms of wind effect out there, but with winds out of the WNW and N and even a hair of E over the past 24 hrs, I always keep the old saying in mind "Weird weather makes for weird avalanches." I would expect one likely where I least expect it.</p>
Couple inches here and a couple inches there keeps the low angle skiing enjoyable. 5 star Dad Pow.