Snowpack

Observation: Cherry Peak Backcountry

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Quick report

Aspect
Southwest
Red Flags
Cracking, Collapsing, Rapid Warming, Poor Snowpack Structure
Elevation
1859 m
Slope Angle
21°

Isothermal and soft and droppy snowpack at low elevations. I triggered multiple shrub shaking whumpfs and some were pretty big. With several of these, I noticed shooting cracks sometimes up to around 30' feet away.

Snowpack

snow surface was saturated, and pretty moist down 6 or so inches.  Mostly rather droppy and unsupportable, sinking into loose faceted snow even with skis on.  Boot pen to the ground