Quick report
- Aspect
- Northeast
- Red Flags
- Recent Avalanches, Wind Loading, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Elevation
- 2591 m
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Noted what appeared to be a few recent avalanches of recently wind drifted snow along the Naomi Wilderness ridge line, E aspects, 9500'. One just south of Doubletop, another potentially larger one south of Naomi Peak. E facing slopes looked smooth and wind loaded.</p> <p> </p> <p>Flagging along some of the higher elevation ridge tops, still some snow being actively transported during the day today.</p> <p>Dug a pit at 8500'/NE. ECTN12 and ECTN15 on hardness changes in the upper half of the snow pack. I was particularly interested in the facet layers in the bottom half of the pack so decided on a PST. PST 30/100 End on the well developed facets about 50 cm from the ground. Facet/slab interface can still propagate a failure when given a chance.</p>