Quick report
- Red Flags
- Rapid Warming
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>With no overnight freeze and continued heat throughout the day, snow at risk of W/L slides and cornice failures. Wet loose R1/D1 natural slide observed on East aspect high elevation as well as glide avalanche R1/D2 with ground bed surface on North aspects off Cardiac Ridge.</p>
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>As snowpack melts and drainage continues, we may see more glide avalanches on smoother bed surfaces.</p> <p>Cornices may continue to weaken under intense radiation</p>
Warm temps overnight caused complete lack of refreeze for first time. Snow extremely damp and slushy by 10 am on South aspects. Unpleasant skiing from 9,600' down, with grabby, punchy and dirty snow. Noticed pinwheels and roller balls forming from our turns even on slopes less than 30 degrees. Boot pen measured 10 cm at top and 25 cm at base.