Quick report
- Red Flags
- Poor Snowpack Structure
- Elevation
- 2865 m
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Only poor structure noted in our travels today. No cracking or collapsing noted. </p>
Travel was BCC, up the Willows, west across West Willow and down into Beartrap. Coverage is 12-28" and while thin, travel was fine. No avalanches, cracking or collapsing noted; although the structure remains poor. The lower 8-10" of the snowpack consists of weak faceted snow.
Seems as if there is a lack of a slab or load where we toured. Multiple tests in the mid and upper elevations yielded no results. Still, the PCMR avalanche teams that investigated this avalanche - at Scotts noted, "I was surprised by how soft the snow was in our crown/flank profile and lack of propagating pit results. Not really an "in your face" avalanche problem". Caution still recommended.
Photo of structure below with two layers of facets near the bottom of the snowpack.
Snowpack
Solars and off aspects are sun affected with crusts present, detereorating during the day. Polars provide excellent skiing and riding where coverage allows.
Surface hoar noted at all elevations