Quick report
The glide activity continues. Front and back side of Seattle Ridge, as well as on the non-motorized side of the highway. It is a bit concerning how many cracks have appeared, splitting right through old ski tracks and skin tracks.
Surfaces were quite variable. There is still soft snow out there, but between the recent winds, warm temperatures, and hundreds of ski tracks, it is getting harder to find. There were some very thin crusts on steeper slopes on the front side, but things seemed like they stayed cool and dry for the most part on the back side.
Weather
- Cloud Cover
- overcast
- Wind Loading
- previous
- Recent Snowfall
- 0
- Snow Avail For Transport
- small smounts
Light westerly winds along the ridgetops. Temperatures were warmer in the valley than they have been recently, but slightly cooler at ridgetops.
Snowpack
I dug one pit at 2200', lower down in Main Bowl. I did not see any cause for the concern in the pit- I got one stable test result (ECTN30) at the bottom of the 11/15 facet layer. I found the October crust about 3' deep in this pit, and it also did not show any immediate signs for concern. See attached snowpit profile for more detailed snowpack information.
Avalanche
- Size
- D1.5 R1
- Type
- SS
- Aspect
- NW
- Trigger
- N
- Elevation
- 2500 ft
I saw two old avalanches across the street on the northwest side of Tincan Ridge.