Quick report
- Cracking
- isolated
Shooting cracks approximately 10-20 feet in length in middle and upper elevation wind loaded rollovers. No avalanches or collapsing observed. Poor visibility.
Weather
- Cloud Cover
- obscured
- Wind Loading
- light
- Recent Snowfall
- 15
- Snow Avail For Transport
- large amounts
Storm totals in the 12-20"/30-50cm range at 10K feet. Winds were light to moderate. Glory wind station is rimed, so data is showing lower speeds than is occuring.
Snowpack
Quick hand pits and ski cuts showed the upper 6-10"/ 15-25cm becoming "upside down" in wind exposed areas in the middle and upper elevations (above pass level at 8400'). In sheltered areas the snow was behaving as sluffs and not slab. Kept slope angles low, in the 30 deg range.