Quick report
- Red Flags
- Recent Avalanches, Heavy Snowfall, Wind Loading, Cracking
Mostly bad bottom feeding on a crust. Careful aspect selection =bottom less above 9500. Snowflakes were very small, new snow med density rode velvety, but many areas lightly wind damaged
I looked below m/f crust in a few places w different thicknesses. Pencil M/f Crust is lightly bonded to a 4 finger layer below that doesn't appear to be faceting
Snow tapered at noon.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Wind drifted snow. I intentionally triggered a wind drift which triggered a very small fresh Windslab on ridge of wolverine bowl.</p> <p>Blizzard like conditions on ridge. Snow being transported all the way to bus stop</p> <p>New snow old snow interface.</p> <p>I intentionally triggered a small avalanche, dog lake chute 9800'NE facing. No m/fcrust underneath 20'x6" even depth on crown. ran 300' slowly. Wind was probably loading it a bit too.</p> <p> </p> <p>Guessing new snow )old snow interface</p> <p>Location would likely have old surface facets that we're just buried by today's new snow</p> <p> </p> <p> </p>