Quick report
- Red Flags
- Recent Avalanches, Wind Loading, Cracking, Collapsing
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>One collapsing wind pillow with some 20' long shooting cracks in newly wind drifted terrain. Pic below.</p>
Cornices remain something to avoid.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Size 1 naturals noted on drifted east facing slopes in the low and mid elevations.</p> <p><a href="https://utahavalanchecenter.org/avalanche/74320">https://utahavalanchecenter.org/avalanche/74320</a></p> <p><a href="https://utahavalanchecenter.org/avalanche/74319">https://utahavalanchecenter.org/avalanche/74319</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Curious weakness found 30cm down at 8800' and 9400' (east and northeast). ECTP12 at 8800'.....ECTN12 at 9400' (though less wind drifted). Honestly, the weakness was difficult to ID even with a lens; I suspect some minor faceting of stellars and perhaps some needle surface hoar. Suspect this to be the interface in the naturals noted above. </p> <p>We experienced no cracking or collapsing on this interface*...but kept slope angles at and below 30 degrees. *possible in wind pillow noted above.</p>
Excellent skiing/riding conditions; solars have a crust beneath the new snow