Quick report
- Red Flags
- Rapid Warming
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Sun/warming triggering wet loose on steep solar aspects. Size 1. One report of size 2 in south facing LCC terrain above the road. </p>
Mostly a non-event observation. Went looking for rogue wind slabs along the higher elevations of the Cottonwood ridgeline. Found none that were reactive. Many steep lines on northwest to east facing skiied in upper Cardiff Fork as well as steep southerly terrain above LCC.
Wet loose as advertised with today's sun/heating and easy to time and/or avoid. We chose the north facing helicopter chutes.
The Mill B South avalanche(s) from today are concerning. Likely radiation recrystallization facets from Wed/Thurs and buried Friday and sheltered from the wind. This to be looked into more closely.
The cornice-triggered avalanche along the Cottonwood ridgeline (west of the Keyhole) from Saturday then triggered a 12-24" deep 30' wide pocket into faceted snow in this very steep rocky terrain that is not representative of most of the north facing terrain. Caution is still warranted in this type of rocky shallow terrain.
Surface hoar even noted up high.
Snowpack
SH noted on all aspects even up to 11k. Sunny aspects damp. Northerlies starting to weaken a touch.