Snowpack

Jake's peak

Blackbird Mountain GuidesCentral Sierra Nevada
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Quick report

Cracking
isolated

Coverage has improved dramatically, but is highly variable based on elevation. I took snowpack depths (HS) at various elevations along the ascent to understand HS vs elevation. Generally, the snowpack is right-side-up with some very small pockets of reactive wind slab. The skiing was fast and fun, with consistent soft snow on the surface overlaying harder snow beneath. Took HS at 3 points along the way: HS = 80 CM @7200' HS = 100 CM @7700' HS = 135 CM @8200' HS = 190 CM @8700' Very small wind slabs in wind exposed terrain

Weather

Cloud Cover
few

Mostly clear skies with calm wind most of the day.

Snowpack

Soft over hard with 10-15cm of ski pen