Quick report
- Red Flags
- Wind Loading, Rapid Warming
1. Wind loading
2. Wet sluffing
3. Roller ball
4. Rain crust at 7000ft. on a north slope
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Wind slab off of the ridges was quite sensitive, sliding on the rain crust from 12 days ago. (see video) This rain crust is present below 7500ft. but the 'new' snow above it is bonded well except on the ridges. I dug a pit on a north slope at 7500ft and I had no failure with ECT above or below this rain crust. This may change with more snow however. Will take another look after the new snow and colder temps this week. </p> <p>Lots of roller balls and wet sluffing was wide spread below 6500ft. Nothing stepped down deep into the snowpack but many ran quite far on the old rain crust. The cold should end this. </p>
South slopes with melt crust, barely supportable. Still able to find some dry powder on the north protected areas, very limited however. Wet, damp, heavy powder was more of the norm though.