Snowpack

Observation: La Sal Mountains

TrenbeathMoab
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Red Flags
Poor Snowpack Structure
Red Flags Comment
<p>Snowpack is deteriorating with faceting occurring at all levels. </p>

Snowpack

Instability Comment
<p>Persistent slab remains the only real problem at this time though in many areas, it too is being broken down by the faceting process. As a result, it is becoming more and more of an isolated problem, mostly on upper elevation slopes with northerly aspects.</p> <p>Loose snow slides could become a problem due to the faceting occurring throughout the pack, though I have yet to observe any such avalanche.</p>

Mixed bag of snow conditions, wind and sun crusts, re-crystallized powder and surface facets. Low coverage on approach with patches of bare ground on southerly aspects.