Avalanche

Mono Jim

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Quick report

Natural avalanche activity past 48 hrs. I saw many avalanches that ran during the last three days of snowfall and wind.

Weather

Cloud Cover
broken
Wind Loading
moderate
Recent Snowfall
25 cm to 40 cm
Snow Avail For Transport
moderate amounts

Snowpack

25 - 40 cm of new snow fell in the Convict area. The snowpack seems a lot more stable today and I did not see any cracking or shooting cracks in the moderate terrain where I skied today. The cloud that sat over much of our area today allowed for some prolonged green-housing. The heat trapped by the cloud made the snow heavy and moist by the end of the afternoon.

Avalanche

While touring up to Mono Jim today I saw many Dry Loose slides that ran during the stormy period from March 27th to this morning, March 30th. In two places the Dry Loose slides triggered a Slab avalanche, likely Wind Slabs. Seeing these recent avalanches confirmed that the ESAC avalanche danger rating CONSIDERABLE was accurate for the last couple of days.