Quick report
- Aspect
- Northwest
- Elevation
- 2560 m
- Slope Angle
- 25°
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>None in this area. I would have been more cautious if I was on upper elevation north facing aspects.</p>
Thin but solid profile. HS-(25-26)", The basal 5" or so consists of a degrading 1 finger recrystalized granular (2mm or so) melt forms. No facets. The upper 20 or so inches grades from 2 finger at the base to 4 finger near the top. Capped with 1-2" of fluff.
I did see some facets on more northerly and sheltered aspects but nothing alarming.
I made it to about 9200' in this area upper areas were a bit more scoured and thinner. I choose a protected area for the profile.
Photo below, typical aspen terrain with a 3-hour approach after driving in 4WD to 6,400'.
Hazard is low in this area but I wold say an overall hazard of moderate.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Normal caution for skiing in low snowpack areas.</p>
2" with most of it falling today, Very low density more would have been nice, All aspects stayed dry. Trail breaking not bad 6" of ski penetration, However, the only reason I was able to get to this spot was because I broke a bunch of trail during the week.
South aspects skied better with a more consolidated "base" and less brush, see profile below.