Quick report
- Red Flags
- Wind Loading
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Fresh snow getting blown off tree branches at mid elevations. Wind scouring at upper elevations.</p>
Note the winds ripping on the horizon. Rock on windward side. We looked at a similar ridge and all that was on the leeward side was a super stiff slab. Its my opinion that that siff old slab was from previous events and the low density snow we got recently was sublimated.
Video below from the top of Double Hill showing winds transporting snow.
NW facing had 95cm of snow, SW had 45cm of snow. NW penetration of my foot was mid thigh, SW penetration of my foot was mid shin. Lots of snow available for transport.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>While we didn't see or experience any cracking, collapse or other tell tale signs of wind slabs, the wind was really cooking today. The higher we went the stronger it got. Seemed to me like ridge top winds were sublimating the snow while down lower in the trees a slab hadn't been formed- yet.</p> <p>Complex snowpack, crusts, facets, more crusts. Many interfaces with poor structure all around. </p>