Quick report
- Red Flags
- Poor Snowpack Structure
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Poor stuructre in most locations out there with a higher stonger snowpack in isolated places in upper LCC. </p>
Alta Guard Monthly Temp Data:
Avg. Dec Temp: 27.2 (Warmest December since 1980) Avg. Jan Temp: 27.3 So Far for Feb: 30.4
Looks like we will be falling into a coastal classification for the Alta Guard weather station unless we get some very cold weather the next two months. Far different story however from last years coastal weather around the range. Similar warm temps but warm and dry not warm and wet.
Pic. 1 Graupel pooling in typical locations.
Pic 2. Sucker holes throughout the afternoon.
Pic 3. Quick look at the the sandwich of crusts on South aspects at 9384'
Snowpack
Around 12cm of storm snow at 9400' on east aspects in upper LCC. Total height of snow at that spot has gone down about 10cm since 1/10 to 125cm. ECTX as expected on South aspects around that elevation. A number of clean shears are still possible in the layered structure on South including 24cm down where 1-2mm facets developed above a pencil hard crust. Still not great structure with the sandwiches of crusts and facets. See pic below.