Snowpack

Observation: Lake Peak

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Quick report

Red Flags
Heavy Snowfall, Wind Loading, Cracking, Collapsing
Red Flags Comment
<p>High PI late in the day Wind was filling in ski and skin tracks every run during the afternoon. Minor soft cracking, none shooting. 1 good size collapse </p>

The hazard is primarily new snow only in this area. I avoided all steep terrain today.

Snowpack

Instability Comment
<p>I was not able to isolate the new snow, failures on surface facets or below a thin suncrust depending on aspect. Will increase with forecasted snow.</p> <p>Snow was starting to turn to a wind slab in open areas, I would expect significant wind slabs in more exposed terrain.</p>

12" overnight and 2" during the day.