Snowpack

Observation: Flagstaff Ridge

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Aspect
South
Red Flags
Recent Avalanches, Heavy Snowfall, Wind Loading, Cracking
Elevation
2896 m
Slope Angle
37°
Red Flags Comment
<p>Weak layer of most concern was the fist hard snow in the middle of 4f top and bottom in the newest snow layer, 4 to 6 inches down. It would readily fail in that zone, but was non planar and very low energy.</p>

HS 220cm ECTN1 at 10cm Low energy, non planar (soft layer in middle of the new storm snow) ECTN4 at 25cm Low energy, non planar (new/old snow interface) ECTN19 at 60cm Low energy, planar (Sun/Mon storm new/old interface

Snowpack

Instability Comment
<p>The top 4 to 6 inches cracks easily. Noted one small natural slide that failed at that depth. </p> <p>Graupel was coming down at least from 6:30 to 8am when we got off the hill. Light and about 3 to 4 mm in diameter. It was pooling and getting pushed around by the wind. </p>

10" from the Wednesday storm, 14" of settled snow under that from the Sunday Monday storm. Very icy but well bonded 4mm grains under that.