Quick report
- Red Flags
- Cracking, Poor Snowpack Structure
Price of admission is still high to access the Lake Hardy area with a dirt start, a couple thousand feet of scrub oak bushwhacking and skinning. Consistent snow cover begins about 7200'. The coverage up high is quite good with plenty of low angle options and 5-star views.
Photos of lower elevation snow coverage and upper elevation snow coverage.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Only problem we observed today were these small loose snow avalanches. Most likely from high snowfall rates on Saturday.</p> <p> </p> <p>North Facing slopes in the area mirror the snowpack of Little Cottonwood Canyon, the snow depths ranged from 100-140 cm with 6"-10" of facets near the ground. </p>
12"-18" of new snow above 9000' topped off with 6" of low-density powder. Great riding out of the wind effect.