Quick report
I headed up Lundy Canyon to check out the coverage and left my options open on whether I would go for a hike or attempt to ski. I left the truck at 9:00 am, toxically optimistic, to seek out some semblance of a surficial freeze or supportable travel as I gained elevation. I walked in trail runners for a brief period before putting my boots on at about 8300'. I did a bit of bushwacking, some time-consuming wallowing in deep wet snow, and kept my head on a swivel while working the terrain to reduce my overhead hazard as temperatures warmed. I moved westward around north-facing terrain to 9400' at 11:30 am, at which point I found increasing boot penetration and measured a shaded air temp of 60 ° F. I decided to begin egressing back to the trailhead and descended through some deep, wet, manky snow until I reached a supportable apron of old avalanche debris. I put the trailrunners back on and hiked back to my truck.
I could hear rockfall throughout my hike/swhwack/ski, as well as the eerie sound of water running beneath the snowpack at times.
I found deep, wet snow nearly everywhere there was snow.Weather
- Air Temp
- 68
- Cloud Cover
- clear
- Wind Loading
- none
- Rain Elevation
- 16000
- Recent Snowfall
- 0
- Snow Avail For Transport
- none
Hot. Light gusting moderate southwest winds this morning.
Snowpack
Nearly all the snow I managed to travel on today was unsupportable, wet, isothermal, and composed of meltforms. I found supportable travel on old piles of debris.
Avalanche
Surprisingly, I did not find any recent avalanches on my tour (hike?) or on my drive.