Quick report
- Aspect
- North
- Red Flags
- Heavy Snowfall, Wind Loading, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Elevation
- 2713 m
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Poor snow structure - see below.</p>
Evidence of natural cornice fall triggering shallow size 1 soft slabs of windblown snow to the lee of ridges and subridges. Easy to initiate the same.
15cm of damp small facets (4F) are at the ground level. Facets are small, warm, and damp. ECTX........HOWEVER, two PSTs suggest potentially unstable snow (see profile above). With significant snow and wind loading, we stayed on low angle terrain but this layer will be something to watch. No cracking or collapsing noted.
PST - note position of saw.
For Thursday, wind and new snow instabilities will still exist. The buried facets should continue to be monitored with caution recommended in steep northerly terrain.
Snowpack
Ogden mountains also hammered by this storm with snow and wind. Rough estimate of 20" and 2.34"SWE. Rain level from Monday 11/7 estimated at 6800'.
Dense and surfy graupel. Excellent supportable snow with 3' on the ground at 9000'.