Quick report
- Red Flags
- Heavy Snowfall, Wind Loading, Cracking, Collapsing, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Our biggest concern was the heavy snowfall and wind loading on top of the already weak snow. Not to mention, we observed wide-spread collapsing above 8,000 feet. We also noted some localized cracking.</p>
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>It was still dumping/blowing when we descended around 2pm, so I imagine the threat of wind slabs will continue to rise.</p> <p>As with the wind slabs, continued loading will cause problems with the rime/facet interface (CTs failed at 10 taps or below at this layer).</p>
Snow was creamy and fast between 8,000-9,200 feet. Below 8,000 feet, it was slow, dense, and just plain ugly.