Quick report
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>No red flags. Mostly low danger everywhere. Strong wind from the southwest is forecast for Monday but there's just not much snow to blow around, so it shouldn't have much effect. Any wind slab development will probably be above 10,000' where there's still a skiff of dry snow. </p>
Dust on crust in Cardiac Bowl
Snowpack
Dust on crust conditions with sun exposed slopes turning damp to wet in the afternoon. The shady aspects kept a couple inches of dry snow on to of a wide variety of old surfaces ranging from ice to breakable crust. It was actually pretty good turning conditions on the right slopes with just a little cream on top to smooth things out. The steeper, north facing slopes were quite crunchy and icy underneath so it was much better on gentler terrain with just a hint of sun. The cool wind kept the southerly aspects from getting too soggy in the afternoon. Very few people in the backcountry. We only saw one other party of two and we ran into a friend who just returned from pole line pass. But things are looking pretty lonely out there, even on a sunny Saturday. Just the way I like it.