Quick report
- Cracking
- isolated
We found shallow instabilities - both loose snow and thin, soft slabs - developing on a few northerly aspects above 11,000', over both faceted and wind hardened surfaces. Problems were small and manageable; entrainment in long, steep terrain was the biggest concern.
One shooting crack in thin, fresh wind drift near the ridgetop, along with a few wind slabs on test features.Weather
- Cloud Cover
- overcast
- Wind Loading
- light
- Rain Elevation
- Just below valley floor.
- Recent Snowfall
- 15
- Snow Avail For Transport
- moderate amounts
Light snowfall with moderate pulses. About 4" of moist new snow at valley floor, 6" of lower density snow near treeline.
Snowpack
The storm interface (Feb 11 layer) is a mix of hard windboard (typically in concave features) and soft facets (in convex or exposed features).
Avalanche
- Size
- D1
- Type
- SS
- Count
- 4
- Aspect
- N
- Trigger
- AS
- Elevation
- 11200 ft