Quick report
- Red Flags
- Heavy Snowfall, Rapid Warming
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>The red flag for Wednesday would be rapid warming in the area in winds diminish. You could experience the difference today about 2 PM when the winds decreased. I would think the snow will remain stable if winds remain throughout the day.</p>
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Cornices were thick and had a slab on top. They were solid and with damp heavy snow beneath the slab.</p> <p>Rapid warming will increase the danger. You could see and feel the frozen crust beneath the new snow.</p>
Consistent snow depth across the area. It took almost 45 minutes to skin from 9990 to Powder Park. The snow was dry on the surface but with dense snow as the depth increased. I observed stable conditions across the area other than the sloughs on Square Top.