Quick report
- Red Flags
- Rapid Warming
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>The first big warm up directly after a decent storm, with swarms of roller balls on East facing slopes. No slab avalanches noted an any terrain visited or previewed. </p>
Looking across at Y NOT buttress in Mary Ellen Gulch. Roller Balls mid frame.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Within minutes of the sun warming rocks on East and South aspects it was possible to see roller balls. Some as large as a bowling ball. Dragging a ski pole down slope, or intentionally pushing snow at your skis/board indicated a reactive Loose Wet problem on SE at 11am. Did not ski sustained solar terrain or slopes much greater than 30 degrees that showed signs of warming. On sustained steep pitches facing north, did see some propensity for entrainment of loose snow, but it did not run with much gusto.</p>
Spring storm settled to 6" in terrain visited. Right side up with no density inversions noted. Quick hand pits and shovel shears indicated good bond to old snow surface. Evidence of avalanches from previous warm and wet cycles over the weekend were still quite visible on many aspects, including north.