Quick report
- Red Flags
- Recent Avalanches, Rapid Warming
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>The avalanche (previously submitted observation) in Grizzly Gulch is a great eye-opener for the size of avalanches that could occur in our current conditions as a result of the persistent weak layer of basal facets. Seeing a crown that tall helps illustrate the destructive potential of triggering a persistent slab avalanche in current conditions.</p>
Fun skiing but the current persistent slab problem is scary, especially given psychological heuristic influence. These slides will be hard to trigger in some areas, but with a shallow snowpack there is a high level of variability in snow depth. This means that the weak layer(s) in question might be shallow enough in some areas to trigger large slides. Spooky.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Faceted snow remains in the snowpack near the ground as well as above the thanksgiving crust layer. </p> <p>From a propagation saw test today: PST 56/100 (End) down 80cm</p>
Great skiing conditions on N through E facing slopes at mid-high elevation, with the caveat of staying away from steeper terrain due to the current persistent slab problem.