Quick report
- Aspect
- Northwest
- Red Flags
- Wind Loading, Cracking, Collapsing, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Elevation
- 3048 m
- Slope Angle
- 28°
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Wind was transporting snow on the high ridges later in the day.</p>
Cracking and collapsing were relatively common today.
Some rime on the ridge.
Traveled from 7400-10,200, north half of the compass.
Marginal coverage for the terrain traveled today, especially below 8500 ft.
Wind loading will be something to keep in mind. There's plenty of snow available for transport and the wind began moving snow later in the day from NW an W winds.
Snow pit tests failed with moderate force but exhibited a propensity to propagate a clean shear. Tests failed on the new snow/old snow interface on small grained facets.
Snowpack
8"-14" new storm snow.