Quick report
- Red Flags
- Recent Avalanches, Heavy Snowfall, Wind Loading, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Could see evidence of fresh and older, filled in natural activity..... No other obvious signs of instability apparent. </p>
Wind drifting from south winds certainly a factor on Cornice Ridge.... All of a sudden there's good coverage in the rocky terrain west of Tony Grove Lake...
Fresh avalanche activity involved new snow. I could see shallow wind slab avalanches and loose surface sluffs in steep terrain...
Evidence of good sized natural persistent slab activity from early in the storm exists, but it's deeply buried and obscured by a couple feet of powder and drifting.
The powder is so deep that it's hard to travel through. The deep snow appears to be keeping most folks out of trouble. There are great riding opportunities in the meadows and lower angled terrain away from and out from under dangerous steep drifted slopes.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Looked like a few good natural persistent slab avalanches from early on in the storm, but the evidence is now deeply buried and blown in by a couple feet of powder and significant continued drifting...</p> <p>I saw a recent wind slab avalanche and obvious drifting occurring from south winds.</p>
Sinking in to deeply. Trail breaking difficult on skis and sled. Talked to a couple people who had done some significant sled damage hitting rocks buried loosely and obscured by the fresh powder..