Quick report
- Red Flags
- Recent Avalanches, Rapid Warming
- Red Flags Comment
- <p> Sensitive density changes with in the new snow appear to settle out by mid day. Cornus fall reported validates concern that these large overhanging Monsters should remain suspect, especially with the unseasonably warm temperatures forecast for the next number of days.</p>
Mostly a low hazard today in areas traveled with no significant observations of natural and/or human triggered avalanches.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p> See avalanche report and photos from East Bowl. Of note this was not a natural, reports from the field validate that a party of three was walking on the ridge 3 feet from where this cornice released.</p> <p>Loose wet issues appear to be in check above 9000 feet today in the Alta/Brighton perimeter. Any periods of sustained solar on Sunday will help initiate a wet loose cycle. </p>
Early-morning riding until 11 o’clock was very good and surfy bottomless snow. At that point east south and southwest aspects became damp. Even low angle northerly aspects did the same. Fortunately, the cloud deck thickened the rest of the afternoon, and it appeared that east survived the heat and sun above 10,000 feet. North slopes with slope angles greater than 25° remained cold .and dry. Crusts will be found on all other aspects.
HST: 12