Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Specifically wanted to see how the snow pack on northerly facing slopes was warming, looked from 7,600' to 10,000'. Dry and cool heading up late around 11:30. Surface damp on northerly aspects on the way down around 2 pm, but in general the rest of the snow pack . Today actually seemed fairly cool, and the slower warming combined with clouds and occasional breezes is to helping to ease the snow pack in to a warmer regime. </p> <p>Forecast much warmer days, clearer skies and possibly nonfreezing nights could create more substantial wet snow issues toward the end of the week.</p> <p>. </p> <p>Still a few hard wind slabs up near the ridge lines, hiding beneath the new snow, and sitting on weaker facets. Seemed to have no energy where I was. Also the now-normal shallow snow pack areas scattered here and there where a ski pole goes in deeply into weak facets.</p>
Anywhere from a 1/2 inch to even 2 inches of new snow, all dense mini grauple or heavily rimed. Northerly facing slopes still dry at 2 pm, down to about 9,000'.