Quick report
- Red Flags
- Poor Snowpack Structure
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Did not get propagation in tests or Q1 shears but there is still structure remaining. Basal facets were moist and rounding, 1-2mm.</p>
Dug two pits on 10,420 this afternoon. 9,200' NNE in trees, HS 65cm (surprisingly low snow), CTM16 RP down 60 cm 1-2mm FCxr, then two CTN. 10,300 70*E, NE Bowl 10,420, HS 105cm,CTM 18 BRK down 30cm on FCsf (buried on 12/12?), Two CTH22 Brk up 10cm from ground on basal FC (what used to be the crust, CTM17 BRK down 30cm on same FCsf and ECTX. Basal FC are moist, form into a snowball, and rounding gaining strength, 4F+. Both locations I saw DFbc and DFbk as the surface form.
The picture above of the first pit at 9,200' and rounding basal facets. Pictures below are from the second pit at 10,300'.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Structure remains</p> <p>Not an issue where I was today. The wind slabs were pretty hard and not reactive.</p>
Some wind affected snow near ridge lines and old stubborn non-reactive wind slabs, nice soft cold powder on shady's and low angle. The snow from Friday night has settled ~1-3".