Quick report
- Aspect
- North
- Red Flags
- Collapsing, Rapid Warming, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Elevation
- 2774 m
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Lots of collapsing noted as we toured out to the top of Powder Park 3 when stepping off the skin track. </p> <p> Snow pit: </p> <p>Elevation 9125</p> <p>Aspect N</p> <p>Slope Angle 32</p> <p>Snow depth 90 cm- Mostly uniform F strength down to 30 CM. Strength F+/4 down to 20 cm. Facets from 20 cm to the ground- large and starting to round. No notable crust layers. </p> <p> </p> <p>CT 13: failed around 25 cm </p> <p>ECTP 18: again failed around 25 cm at top of facet layer. Cohesive soft slab. </p> <p>Air temps were warm around 35F degrees throughout the morning. Snow was becoming sticky/wet on the out-track around 10:30 am. Noticed several loose, wet slides on the drive down BCC on the southerly aspects running down to and partially on the road- new since our drive up at 7:30 am. </p>