Snowpack

Observation: Mill D North

C BrownSalt Lake
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Quick report

Aspect
East
Red Flags
Recent Avalanches, Heavy Snowfall, Wind Loading, Cracking, Collapsing, Poor Snowpack Structure
Elevation
2682 m
Slope Angle
20°
Red Flags Comment
<p>Very obvious signs today, collapsing and whumphing when breaking trail, shooting cracks from skining. Slabs evident from the winds on Sat, more than a foot of new snow and a very poor snow structure made it very easy to see how unstable the snowpack is.</p>

Snowpack

Instability Comment
<p>Found the weak layer very reactive today. The faceted layer under the recent storm snow (37-57 cm from the surface 2mm facets) was failing at CT2 w/ SC Q1, then an ECTP8 w/ the same SC Q1. PST 25/100 (End) 45cm. The 4F density storm snow/wind slab is teetering on the F density facets below. Definitely something to watch out for.</p> <p>Definitely seeing some of the wind slabs that formed yesterday.</p>

4f density on the top layer, denser than expected, wind slab from sat morning winds?