Quick report
Mostly stable snowpack with slow to heal wind slabs near ridge line cornice on North. Upper snow was saturated from moderately heavy wet snow coming down. Very poor visibility with rime and a surface crust at times before heavy snowfall at 11am. Older wind slabs still not connected and was easily broken with a ski kick. Surface was saturated from heavy wet snowfall. Was able to ski cut and get roller balls moving on the surface above the road at 6500’ at 1230pm…the snow surface was starting to stick due to over saturation at 6000 feet.
Weather
- Air Temp
- 30
- Cloud Cover
- obscured
- Wind Loading
- previous
- Rain Elevation
- 5800’
- Recent Snowfall
- 3
- Snow Avail For Transport
- small smounts
Tough visibility in open areas without trees. Ridgetop winds were SW, light to moderate. Warm enough to hike without gloves.
Snowpack
5 foot deep at 7342 feet…strengthening snowpack with failures in the upper foot of soft snow not propagating. Dense slabs formed from the SSW winds over the last few days are not bonded well.