Quick report
- Aspect
- West
- Red Flags
- Recent Avalanches, Heavy Snowfall, Wind Loading, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Elevation
- 3444 m
- Slope Angle
- 26°
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>PWL still present in West facing snow pit and on NW-N-NE-E facing aspects. I saw evidence of loose slides/wind slabs on steep northerlies in Gold Basin. Around a foot total from the storm and a variety of terrain aspects have been loaded by the wind with SW winds on Friday and NW winds today. Wind shift to SW tomorrow. </p>
Pit at 11300' on a West facing slope. ECTP23 at 75cm from a dense slab sitting on top of weak, fist hard snow. ECTN15 below the storm slab did not propagate. Depth hoar still present at the base of the snowpack. Caution on slopes W-NW-N-NE-E.
Folks getting after it in the gut of The Funnel and West facing terrain to exercise caution on.
Loose slides on steep north east aspects and intermittent sun in Gold Basin
Wind transport onto SE facing slopes and periods of moderate snowfall in the late afternoon.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>12" of medium/light density, right side up, snow. Watching for loose slides on steep solar aspects and wind slabs on leeward slopes of N and S westerly winds. </p> <p>PWL present in my pit on a West facing aspect along with on the northern side of the compass. ECTP23 at 75cm. I'm continuing to stay off steep north facing slopes and avoiding West + East facing slopes >30 degrees. </p>
Around a foot of right side up medium to light density snow. Snow was excellent and was skiing/riding deeper in the trees and on SE aspects that were being heavily wind loaded. Solar aspects had a crust below the storm slab but it was unnoticeable in turning. There was cloud cover the majority of the day and solar aspects did not become wet or saturated and should remain soft tomorrow morning.