Quick report
- Aspect
- Northeast
- Red Flags
- Cracking, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Elevation
- 2957 m
- Slope Angle
- 32°
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Isolated cracking of fresh wind drifts. </p>
The persistent weakness deep in the pack is still the point of most concern but it takes some effort for this layer to fail in snowpit tests and it seems like the trend is moving toward more stability. That being said, we are set up, weather-wise for additional snow this week and I would expect this layer to re-awaken with the addition of more water weight on the pack.
Photo below: The Junk in the Trunk
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Small, shallow soft slabs were encountered but not widespread and were very easily managed. </p> <p>Poor snowpack structure with the weak basal facets being the layer of most concern. Snowpit tests reflected a propensity for failure but with moderate to hard effort to fail. </p>