Quick report
- Aspect
- Northwest
- Red Flags
- Cracking, Collapsing, Rapid Warming, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Elevation
- 2835 m
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Cracking and collapsing mainly occuring at lower elevations, failing on buried, preserved surface hoar. Found buried surface hoar from 7400 ft. to 9400 ft. on northerly facing slopes.</p>
Wet activity on a steep east facing slope.
First photo: cracking.
Second and third photos: preserved, buried surface hoar.
Was finding yesterday's storm snow not bonding that well to the old snow surface. Was a none-issue today and guessing it should settle out quickly.
Traveled the north half of the compass from 7400-10,500 today.
With more snow forecasted, the increased water weight will bring back to life the persistent slab issue we are having with the buried surface hoar.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Increasing danger in places with preserved surface hoar with increased water weight forecasted over the next few days.</p>