Quick report
Observed several small D1 avalanches. Wind transport was apparent throughout the day, and observed some signs of propagation in a small hand pit. Pleasant skiing was found on slopes < 30º that don't have tree cover. Observed several small D1 avalanches. Wind transport was apparent throughout the day, and observed some signs of propagation in a small hand pit.
Weather
- Cloud Cover
- overcast
- Wind Loading
- moderate
- Snow Avail For Transport
- moderate amounts
Cloudy throughout the day, with snow on and off.
Snowpack
Snow was variable through the tour, as predicted. Snow seemed generally well bonded in most areas, where wind wasn't transporting the snow. Wind slabs were beginning to from on west aspects and were starting to show some reactivity. In a hand shear on a west aspect I got a clean Q1 fracture ~10cm down (46.795078, -121.729125). The wind was light gusting to moderate, and signs of wind affected snow were apparent throughout our tour today.
Avalanche
- Size
- D1
- Type
- SS
- Aspect
- S
- Trigger
- N
- Elevation
- 5900 ft
Several natural D1 avalanches observed around edith creek basin.