Quick report
- Aspect
- North
- Red Flags
- Heavy Snowfall, Wind Loading
- Elevation
- 2652 m
- Slope Angle
- 38°
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>A bit of loading taking place up high with gusting southerly winds</p>
ECT11 SC RP Q2 @10cm - below temp crust. Glanced at NSFs below crust with a hand lens and they didn't appear especially weak at this location
Photo 1: Snowpit location on lower aprons Photo 2: Hard wind slab from late wed/early th, or potentially the previous storm cycle (upper aprons, below Obelisk Ridge) Photo 3: Sluffing of new snow
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Sluffing of new snow on 40 degrees + would be enough to knock you off your feet</p> <p>Ridges were likely loading from the south</p>
Dust on some combination of windboard/temp crust on the aprons