Quick report
- Cracking
- isolated
Isolated cracking in the skin track, moderate blowing snow, moderate to strong winds. 5-10 cm of fresh snow throughout the day Cracking in the skin track was isolated to areas of obvious wind affect. Moderate winds, gusting to strong winds observed at ridge top and below ridge top. Moderate blowing snow. 5-10 cm of fresh snow throughout the day.
Weather
- Cloud Cover
- overcast
- Wind Loading
- moderate
- Recent Snowfall
- 5-10 cm
- Snow Avail For Transport
- moderate amounts
Moderate wind, gusting to strong wind at times. Moderate blowing snow. 5-10 cm of fresh snow throughout the day
Avalanche
- Size
- D1 R1
- Type
- SS
- Aspect
- NW
- Trigger
- AS
- Elevation
- 7200 ft
We were able to trigger a wind slab avalanche on a test slope. This is a known area of wind deposition, total height of snow in this spot was 180 cm. The crown was at its maximum, 65 cm thick. The bed surface was the thermal/solar crust formed in late december