Almost Top of The World

Quick report

First time this season with no crackling or whumpfs. Evidence of wind drifted snow from the last 24 hours, but not sufficient to form slabs at the areas we toured and skied. No cracks, no whumpfs, no avalanche releases observed.

Weather

Air Temp

from -10 C to -4C

Cloud Cover

clear

Wind Loading

light

Rain Elevation

none

Recent Snowfall

No new snow in last 48 hours.

Snow Avail For Transport

small smounts

Tranquil with light winds from south, sunny, occasional few high clouds, and cold in the morning.

Snowpack

Poor structure snowpack with 3-4 mm rounded basal facets - 10 cm thick basal layer buried under 55-60 cm of 4F(surface) to Pencil hard slab. Reactivity of basal PWL layer: multiple CT12-SC, PST50/110(End). At Northerly aspects good skiing at 10-20 cm surface layer of advanced 2 mm NSF.