Quick report
- Aspect
- North
- Red Flags
- Recent Avalanches, Wind Loading, Rapid Warming
- Elevation
- 2377 m
- Slope Angle
- 26°
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Temps in the mid 30's felt tropical after the prolonged cold we have experienced. </p>
Standardized test in this particular area produced very few results (See pit Profile). I performed a Deep Tap test focusing on the PWL with little reactivity. DT29 Q1. I am in no way implying that it is green light, there are too many unknowns at this time. However, it does appear that with the large amount of new snow and the warming temps, things are heading in the right direction for healing our snowpack.
New snow avalanche were observed on the E face of Ben Lomond along with a few point releases on the Southerly slopes as the sun warmed them. Ridges around 8000' are moderately wind-affected.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>With lots of new snow for transport wind drifted snow will continue to plague the region.</p> <p>From observations today, it appears the Nov PWL of concern is reaching a depth that is hard to trigger. (142 cm down) Some of the new snow interfaces over the last few storms have not yet bonded, these are of moderate concern. These layers if triggered on steeper slopes could likely step down to the buried PWL.</p>
Generally snow conditions were low-density powder on top of consolidated storm snow from recent storms. The higher up cutler ridge we ascended the more the snow was wind effected.