Quick report
Several small wind slab failures were observed along the highway road cuts and in the step gullies above the treeline.
Weather
- Air Temp
- 32
- Cloud Cover
- overcast
- Wind Loading
- none
- Rain Elevation
- ~2000 ft
- Recent Snowfall
- 30-40cm in the last 6 days
The temperature was warm, hovering around freezing. A light south wind increased slightly throughout the day. There was only very light snow, accumulating to a trace. Overcast skies featured some small breaks and patches of blue.
Snowpack
Mash potato snow - too heavy for any wind transport, or for good ski quality.
No shooting cracks or other red flags observed.
ECTN23 down 60
PST 30/100 (END) @ 95cm
Avalanche
Poor visibility made it challenging to see much detail. However, we did notice some debris piles at the bottom of a runout in Rainy Hollow.