Quick report
- Red Flags
- Rapid Warming, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Super weak umconsolidated snowpack in many locations. I would imagine if it gets hot and the wind doesnt blow you could potentially knock off wet slides that could gouge down to the ground mostly on rotten southerly facing slopes.</p>
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>I noticed poking around on all aspects the snowpack to be pretty rotten and I would imagine if it gets hot enough that all aspects will have the potential to wet slide. I think however things are starting to gain structure due to time and cold nights.</p>
Took a quick walk from Catherine's Pass to Mount Wolverine and skied soft snow down SE-S facing terrain. I booted up the ridge and if I ventured out of the preset track I would sink to the ground. The days of around the clock warm temps made the snowpack unsupportable in many locations, unless you had skis on your feet.