Quick report
- Red Flags
- Heavy Snowfall, Rapid Warming
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>As noted above, there was noticeable change in the snow from the morning to afternoon with the very brief periods of sun.</p>
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>The new snow was settling quickly with the brief periods of sun. Depending on the weather and sun the rest of the day and tonight will determine if this freezes and how much it consolidates.</p> <p> Several ridge lines had significant wind slabs that needed to be approached with caution.</p>
New snow sluffing was common during our tour. The sun came out a handful of times for brief periods (5-15 minutes at a time). This was enough for us to notice a significant change in the snow from dry, easy trail breaking powder to a little thicker and on occasion we would see some very small cracks while breaking trail.