Quick report
- Red Flags
- Recent Avalanches, Cracking, Collapsing, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>This weeks storm, with 6" of snow and some wind resulted in at least 5 natural avalanches, and I have been able to provoke a few more since. The fact that this relatively small load can lead to the amount and size of natural avalanches that it did - shows how weak the snowpack is. Outside of wind loaded terrain, there is a less of a slab, but continued cracking and collapsing show that the setup is still there.</p>
Photo 1 shows limited drifting observed from SW winds at upper elevations. Photo 2 shows one of the recent avalanches on an upper elevation NE facing aspect.
Snowpack
Soft settled powder on most aspects, with wind affect in exposed terrain. Southerly facing slopes did have a slight sun crust.