Quick report
- Aspect
- Southwest
- Elevation
- 2957 m
- Slope Angle
- 18°
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Not really much to check today in the areas we traveled which seems a bit unusual. Hand pits did reveal that wind slabs from earlier in the week were now buried under Friday's snow but the new snow seemed to be reasonably well attached. I didn't find facet-crust sandwiches but perhaps I missed them.</p> <p>Interfaces between various storms from the past two weeks did not seem to produce easy shears.</p>
Incrreasing density in upper meter of snow looked pretty good to me. Facets lower in pack were rounding and not particuarlly loose.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>If I had to pick anything, there was evidence of past wind and slabs but even this didn't seem all that problematic.</p>
Wide variety of snow surfaces today. South and east facing slopes that recivied sun yesterady had a light sun crust. Wind affected snow in exposed areas. Other protected aspects had settled powder. 3-4mm surface hoar present in a few protected areas but did not seem all that wide spread.