Quick report
- Red Flags
- Rapid Warming, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Layer of 2-5mm graupel around 20cm down widespread in test+ pits. Graupel layer varied from 5-20cm thick. Somewhat energetic results but unable to fully propagate across ECTs. Didn't dig down past 1 meter but above 9500' felt loose unconsolidated facets probing deeper. Very stout 5-10cm rain crust below 9500' buried down 30-60cm effectively bridging layers below. </p>
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>We'll see what happens with winds tomorrow but I anticipate an active pm wet cycle. Cornices could come down naturally as well with the warm temps.</p> <p>Although stubborn and spatially variable, I see a moderate risk of a slab failing on the buried graupel layer.</p>
Winds kept snow surface cool throughout the day. Damp snow on south aspects but east and west never progressed past damp. No wet loose activity noted.