Quick report
- Aspect
- Northeast
- Red Flags
- Wind Loading, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Elevation
- 2987 m
Started at 9am today to observe and ski areas near Willow Peak. On wind sheltered mid elevations observed about 3 inches of snow on top of a 1 inch thick sun crust. In areas without protection from the wind, the new snow either left an icy bed surface or pockets of wind drifted snow. Dug a pit on West Monitor Sneak to see if the PWL is healing, however the snow crystals still need more time to become fully rounded.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Obvious signs of wind during the storm last night. Observed areas with snow loading and scouring.</p> <p>Dug a pit on a NE aspect at around 9800ft. Observed 30cm of weak grain facets 112cm down from the top of the snow pack. PWL will be difficult to trigger being so far down but if triggered will be deadly. This layer needs more time to heal and may do so during this weeks expected warm temperatures.</p>