Quick report
- Red Flags
- Poor Snowpack Structure
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>No red flags that I observed today while out in the Whitney Area. Things seemed status quo right now until winter makes a return next week when things could change quickly.</p>
Another nice day on the north slope in the Whitney Basin with nice recycled powder conditions on the cooler aspects with a sun crust in most other areas. Not much traffic around the area and maybe riders are holding out for more snow that hopefully comes next week.
Some old avalanche debris on the north side of Moffit Peak, likely from a cornice fall that triggered a deeper slide.
Maybe a shallow wind slab that started higher up on the slope. This side of Moffit Peak does not see much sun this time of year and the surface snow is very weak and has no cohesion.
Snowpack
The surface snow has continued to weaken on the cold shady aspects that see little sun this time of year. A pretty stout melt freeze crust on the sunny side of the compass did soften a little today.