Quick report
- Aspect
- Northeast
- Red Flags
- Recent Avalanches, Cracking
- Elevation
- 3018 m
- Slope Angle
- 32°
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>We observed a few loose dry avalanches on steep north facing terrain and some minor cracking in wind-loaded areas on southeast facing slopes. </p>
Crystals on either side of the crust approximately 3' from the surface were rounding and we had no results on this layer with compression tests.
We noted some dry loose avalanches on north facing slopes at 10,400'. The picture below shows a slide that was 4"-6" deep and was 100' wide running 200' vertical feet. It appeared to have had more wind loading than some other locations. Unsure of what the trigger was. Photo 2 shows cornices near the ridge-tops.
Today, when we started the tour we had uncertainty with how sensitive the new and wind-drifted snow would be and we approached the day with the mindset of considerable for travel until we could better assess.
Snowpack
Snow surface was 3" of new snow. On north facing slopes it was deep and soft. On southerly and westerly facing slopes you could feel the melt-freeze crust under the newest snow. This only affected the travel on steeper slopes. Lower angle southerlies were good skiing.