Quick report
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>No red flags observed in my travels as the winds have settled down finally and the snow pack starts to adjust to the recent snow and strong winds.</p>
Nice to finally have some good visibility and much lighter winds.
Moving around along the Gold Hill ridge line and testing a few wind drifts, these were pretty well settled out and only some very minor cracking.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>I was not finding any wind drifts that were reactive to the weight of a person, only some minor cracking. I would think in bigger more exposed terrain there are some lingering wind slabs that could be triggered.</p> <p>The snow pack is starting to look pretty good with nearly 60" of snow on the ground where the pack is deep, but there are still those thin areas where recent storms and wind have stressed any weak layers. These would be places to avoid as seen in the recent avalanche activity this week.</p>
Nice cold powder with a solid foot of new snow in the Gold Hill area. The riding and turning conditions were great with good coverage and fun surfy snow.