Quick report
- Red Flags
- Heavy Snowfall, Cracking, Collapsing, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Widespread collapsing, shaking snow off trees 20-30 ft away. Very sensitive. Cracks propagating 20-30'.</p>
Test columns failed in near surface facets underneath rime layer (roughly 11" below snow surface), CT 6, ECTP 6. Collapsing believed to be in the near surface facets as well. Travel was between 7100 and 9100 ft. Skied lower angle terrain, North through West.
Snowpack
10" new snow on top of thin rime layer deposited 1/8/13. Rime crust capping 4-5" moist near surface facets.