Quick report
- Collapsing
- isolated
• No avalanches observed. • Overnight snowfall was 1” at 5000’ and 2-3” above 6000’. Westerly winds had formed 6-12” thick wind slabs along the crest of the east ridge above 6000’. • Multiple audible collapses between 6100-6400’. No shooting cracks though. Hand pits here revealed a layer of facets underneath the fresh wind slab that were likely responsible for the talking. • Little to no snow on the southerly slopes up to almost 5000’, 5-15” snow depths at 5500’ and about 60” at the weather station at 6400’.
Weather
- Cloud Cover
- broken
- Wind Loading
- previous
- Rain Elevation
- 5000
- Recent Snowfall
- 6
- Snow Avail For Transport
- moderate amounts
• Overcast or broken skies. No precipitation until 1700 when we had light rainfall for the drive home. • Winds above 6000’ were light to moderate from the SW and would occasionally transport small amounts of snow. Wind loading was likely heavier at higher elevations. • Freezing level hovered around 6000’ and daytime highs reached 40 °F on the Canyon floor.