Quick report
- Red Flags
- Collapsing, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>On the way up to poline pass I noticed a collaps near the Toledo guch when 5 of us were standing in one area. Thought little of it. The suncrust is stout. On the trip over to cardiac ridge noticed the wind crust (north faciing) was "punchy" with the ski pole. Dug a quick hand pit and could not isolate a collumn. On the asent Mark had several very large colapses. Pits dug near the top of Cardiac Ridge revealed a crust sandwich. Graupel above and below the crust. Unable to isolate any collumn. Also the snow below the powder was damp and dirty. We changed plan and kept our slope angle low. </p>
stability should increase quickly overnight.
general low hazard tomorrow with the exception for steep high north facing.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>poor snow pack structure. not a real deep slab but a slab none the less.</p>
Nice light snow sitting on a dirty damp sun or wind crust depending on aspect.