Snowpack

Observation: Seely Canyon

Darce Trotter/Steve Cote/Carey PierceSkyline
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Red Flags
Wind Loading, Rapid Warming
Red Flags Comment
<p>crossloading, and other extreme eroding and movement of anything available begs the question of where you could trigger windslab but look enough, you could probably find some. </p> <p>big time heating has not happened enough to breakdown wind crusts, but this time of year high sun angle will be a player in the next few days. </p>

Pic of old crown still evident from big cycle in Feb

dust patterns in upper basin

East facing upper basin dust patterns

130 cm on Miller Flat stake

Snowpack

Instability Comment
<p>moderate risk in extreme terrain</p> <p>Things are bound to heat up in the next few days</p>

In tight trees creamy recystalized snow was fun, but never lasted more than 100' before turning into hard windboard, to breakable crust, then back again.  The more open the space the more wind damage.  Even S facing slopes at 10,000' have not cooked down to supportable corn.  Cornices still big but looking old and tired today, fetches likely blown to dirt looking at how widespread dust on surface was