Quick report
- Aspect
- Northwest
- Red Flags
- Poor Snowpack Structure
- Elevation
- 2926 m
- Slope Angle
- 28°
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>The song remains the same and quite frankly I'd like to change the station. The only surprise was the total depth and the strength of the slab - I had expected to see it more advanced in the faceting process</p>
Went out to shoot some (hopefully) educational video and poke around in an area I expected shallower snow. Was surprised to find deeper snow and decent turns in the trees. Basal facets are the largest/most well developed i've seen in the Wasatch this year (pic below). With the current weather forecast, it seems probable that the most, if not all, of the pack will facet to some degree over the next week or so. Hoping for a big storm so the avalanche problem is obvious, not hidden... Happy New Year?!!?
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>The beast is still lurking but it seems hard to provoke. I still don't have any warm fuzzy feelings about any steep terrain where the slab may exist. </p> <p>Potential for small wind slabs on the increase with the dusting of new snow.</p>