Quick report
- Red Flags
- Wind Loading, Collapsing, Poor Snowpack Structure
The new layer of higher density snow this week has made for a fast and supportable snow surface. Wind loading on N aspects at treeline is a good reminder that those slopes should not be trusted. (See photo) We did not observe any natural avalanches in Corkscrew Glades or Dory Canyon.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Multiple small collapses in new snow layer while breaking trail in low angle terrain. Most likely this will persist or increase with next two rounds of snow through the weekend.</p> <p>We did not dig today, but many ski pole probes into the snowpack revealed loose, poorly structured layers under the supportable new snow layer on S, W, and NW aspects. Boot penetration was at least knee deep when stepping off skis.</p>