Quick report
- Red Flags
- Wind Loading
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Snow had shown movement, minor scouring, and small wind drifts. No wind slabs present. </p>
Photo shows typical surface hoar from todays tour, in and around 7500-8500'. Dec. 19, 2019.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>On todays tour, we traveled on North-West, and North-East facing slopes. On both aspects we witnessed a very similar snow profile. We identified a persistent weak layer between the Thanksgiving snow fall, and October snow fall between 25-28 cm from the ground. Consisting of 2 mm facets. </p>
Snow presented wind affect at ridge lines around 8600'. Although it had not created wind slabs yet. Generally a wide-spread surface hoar, sizing between 3-8mm. Riding conditions were low-density powder, even at lower elevations, both in exposed, and sheltered areas.