Quick report
- Cracking
- isolated
Notable wind drifting today with flagging off alpine peaks developing by mid-morning. Thin wind slabs were forming on some leeward terrain features at high elevations. Winds kept wet loose avalanche concerns in check on wind-exposed terrain where we traveled, while protected cirques were getting wet and produced rollerballs. There is still 6 to 10 inches of dry snow on high northerly slopes, which was getting redistributed by today's winds in some areas.
Ski cut a few thin wind slabs in a steep northerly gulley. Slabs were 3" to 8" thick, forming from today's blowing snow.Weather
- Cloud Cover
- few
- Wind Loading
- moderate
- Snow Avail For Transport
- small smounts
Moderate to strong winds produced ongoing light to moderate snow transport off of alpine terrain today. Clouds increased midday.
Avalanche
- Size
- D2.5
- Type
- HS
- Count
- 7
- Aspect
- NE
- Trigger
- NC
- Elevation
- 12600 ft
A handful of small wet loose avalanches ran yesterday or today from higher elevation, sunbaked terrain. There was a destructive cornice fall and slab avalanche off Baldy that appeared new (viewed from afar). Ski triggered a couple of harmless wind slabs.