Quick report
- Red Flags
- Recent Avalanches
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>We observed the remnants of may natural slides that occured towards the end of the storm cycle. Probably some time Wednesday the 11th. Slides on Chicken ridge, east face of Magog, the east flanks of Gog and the cirque around Steam mill peak. </p>
Picture 1 is of the crown in the cliff band above Steam Mill lake. Picture 2 is of the cornice on Boiler Bowl that had settled and detached but not fallen. Picture 3 is of snow on ridge above Boiler bowl.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Cornices were sensitive but when they fell, they did not appear to be causing any avalanches. Just large sluffs. </p> <p>Some roller balls on the south facing slopes below cliff bands. </p>
Storm snow is now quite settled. recrystallized powder is fast and smooth. About 6 inches of soft snow on top of a dense slab. The surface hoar is growing fast. On some aspects we saw feather shaped crystals up to an inch long. Snow pack felt really stable but cornices were still really sensitive. easy to break of large chunks.