Quick report
- Aspect
- North
- Red Flags
- Rapid Warming, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Elevation
- 3139 m
- Slope Angle
- 39°
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Definitely got warm to today, even at 10,500'. Seeing varying snowpack structure on similar elevation slopes. Slightly steeper areas with a hint of East were shallower with more weak snow on the ground. Some areas have a deeper pack with less weak snow on the ground.</p>
Profile is representative of one of the stronger areas. This slope previously slid and is holding just over 1m of snow but seems to be healing. The results in our CT and ECT were very broken non-planar fractures, CTM16 Q3, and ECTN25. Other areas were holding weaker snow presenting a persistent slab problem. I would still be cautious riding on steep northern slopes in upper elevation areas.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>South aspects are going to be a problem as the day goes on. Would expect to start seeing some wet activity especially low and mid elevation areas. I would also be suspect of any low and mid elevation cornices with the continued warming. Some cornices have grown fairly large recently, especially upper ridgelines.</p> <p>I would still be wary of some steeper upper elevation northern aspect slopes that have previously avalanched. This problem seems pockety but where it goes it would be most of the snow pack. A concern because it could seem stable in some areas, and rip to the ground right next door.</p>
The snow is holding up on the higher (10,500') north aspects despite the warm temps. Did have some glomping on the base of my skis towards the end of the day on lower angle, slightly lower elevation (10,000') north aspect.