Quick report
- Red Flags
- Cracking, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Lots of weak faceted snow in this area, but not much of a dense slab on top, unless you are in the wind affected places. I did have some very isolated and minimal cracking around sleds and skis, but I felt the rubber band is relaxed a little but right now. Even wind drifted areas seemed non reactive and there was little to no fresh wind drifts today. </p>
The coverage out in Mill Creek is ok, but there are many logs and stumps to watch out for. It is white, but "white and lumpy".
Only about 2.5' on the ground with half of the snow pack weak sugary snow and slightly denser snow on top. The rubber band feels a little relaxed with no collapsing, but some very isolated cracking around skis and sleds.
Pretty calm winds today even where the wind is usually channeled through some terrain features. I did not observe any wind slab issues, things seem pretty glued in place where I traveled.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>There is no lack of weak sugary snow on the ground, but the slightly denser snow on top is not enough right now to over load the poor snow structure. This is the set-up in non wind affected terrain, but where strong winds blew this week there is likely some lingering wind slabs that might be reactive to a persons weight. </p>
Despite the lack of storms, the snow conditions are not too bad with dense settled soft snow out of the wind hammered areas. However, the snow depths are only around 70-75cm or about 2.5' and many stumps and logs in the Mill Creek area.