Quick report
- Red Flags
- Recent Avalanches, Heavy Snowfall, Wind Loading, Cracking, Collapsing, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>At least it wasn't rapidly warming yet</p>
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>At mid and upper elevations, where I toured today and yesterday, this layer is becoming overloaded. The issue is exacerbated by wind loading but even in areas outside of the wind I was constantly getting feedback with audible collapses and shooting cracks. I stayed away from avalanche terrain and with limited visibility again, did not see any avalanches. A small test slope gave me a 30' long crack but didnt move very far. There were plenty of others and I've attached a few photos to add validity to these claims </p>
From last night and this morning there's probably around 6 inches of new snow with some graupel. The snow itself rides a bit heavily like yesterday's, if not more, from its density and the wind affect. Flotation is improving as the ground level hazards are slowly getting buried. Kelly's and Champion had a great point yesterday that if you're not hitting stumps and rocks, you're probably riding above the PWL.