Quick report
- Red Flags
- Recent Avalanches, Wind Loading
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>The snow was not as sensitive today but kept in mind the winds with this storm system. Just noted new snow sluffs as far as avalanches from this storm cycle.</p>
- Traveled from 7400-10,200 ft., north thru north east aspects, slope angles to 40 degrees.
- Sluffing on steep slopes but not running far or entraining much snow.
- Last week's warm up helped weld together the snowpack. Overall avalanche danger should trend toward decreasing but sun/heat and/or more wind will increase danger.
- Photo below: must have occurred sometime yesterday.
We came across a half dozen old wet slides from last week's warm-up. They occurred on steep NE facing slopes with starting zones from just under 9000 ft to almost 10,000 ft. A few pics of the debris piles and crown of one.
Snowpack
Maybe an inch or two of new snow overnight. About 12"-16" of new storm snow. Fast riding on a supportable base.