Snowpack

Observation: Mt Raymond

john lemnotisSalt Lake
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Quick report

Red Flags
Wind Loading, Collapsing
Red Flags Comment
<p>We experienced a couple of collapses today in areas that had a swallow snowpack on our approach to baker pass. Normal cornices along the raymond ridge were stubborn and we didn't kick them for no reason. </p>

Snowpack

Instability Comment
<p>Our initial exapectation was to watch for wind loaded slopes but we didn't encounter them. Storm snow moved to the top of the list and reacted nicely. Some stuffing in steeper start zones but it was slow moving and very manageable, about the top 2 to 4 inches.</p> <p>No full pits today but I can be sure that there are still spooky layers down low on upper elevation north half of the compass aspects. These things take time to heal. Slowly decreasing. </p>

Snow was great in areas not affected by the strong winds. Cornices were stubborn and didn't appear in abnormal areas on the raymond ridge. No mid slope loading noted.