Quick report
- Aspect
- Northeast
- Red Flags
- Wind Loading, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Elevation
- 2743 m
- Slope Angle
- 28°
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>East face of Reynolds was clearly wind loaded (gave it a pass). As was the lower angle north facing run from Tom's Hill (which we skied). Pit on north facing slope with soft slab on a bed of 8-10 inches of faceted snow. Unable to get ECT to propagate, but isolated column popped out as we isolated it - no load needed. </p>
Skied up Mill D to Dog Lake, summited Reynolds. Came down the southeast shoulder of Reynolds, up to Tom's Hill and skied the north aspect from there.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Faceted layer gets bigger, slab persists. Low angle was name of the game.</p> <p>Strong overnight ridge top winds loaded the east, northeast slopes heavily. </p>
Protected snow remains dense powder. Fun to ski. Thin skiable crust layer on aspects that saw sun and freeze.