Quick report
- Aspect
- West
- Red Flags
- Poor Snowpack Structure
- Elevation
- 3200 m
explored E/NE side of bald and reids, found 90-140 cm of snow depending on aspect and protection.
Snow is very supportable on top 1/2 of pack, sitting on a very wet and faceted lower 1/2 of pack.
No failure w ETC and held together as one block when broken off with shovel.
Noted weakest facets at ground level, but also high water content.
We need a few cold nights before I would gain trust on anything steep.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>though ECT did not fail, bottom 1/2 of snowpack held wet facets, needing a deep freeze to make me trust it. Heavy water content to the ground below a stout top slab</p> <p>will be a problem with sun and as temps rise again</p>