Quick report
- Aspect
- South
- Red Flags
- Rapid Warming
- Elevation
- 3078 m
- Slope Angle
- 29°
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>We didn't spend much time on the south aspects, but I would expect a lot of roller-balling by early afternoon. We witnessed some roller balls, but not wide spread at the time when we were on the south aspects.</p>
We were surprised at the easy ECT results we got at both 16cm down and 68cm down. Both fractures were on a layer of facets with a layer of ice sitting on top of them. The snow was definitely a 'crust sandwich'.
It was my first day using the Ullr Labs iPhone application and I was very impressed. I was able to get the entire pit data recorded in about the same time as it would take with pen and paper. I would definitely recommend the app.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>With the amount of saturated snow and the easy ECT we had 16cm deep, wet slides could be an issue if Sunday is warm prior to the storm.</p> <p>Based on the several layers of hard ice, and out moderately easy ECT 68 cm deep, there is still a risk of a deep slab. It would take a lot of load to trigger this slab and I don't know if a single skier on the slope could do it.</p>