Quick report
Low danger is good time for getting out with new partners or checking out new areas. We did both today:
- We encountered isolated areas with wind-affected snow, but did not find reactive wind slabs.
- We covered a lot of ground, but saw no obvious signs of instability.
- We had great visibility, but saw no recent avalanches.
- We did spot a glide crack on a southerly slope.
- A fresh layer of surface hoar has formed in open terrain on all aspects and elevations.
- In some areas the surface hoar formed directly on a recent rain crust.
- Our pits revealed several layers of facets in the top 2 feet of the snowpack. These did not propagating in Extended Column Tests.
- We saw some roller balls and point releases on steep southerly slopes during the afternoon.
I was glad were sledding and not skiing today. The freezing rain crust at or near the surface made riding punchy in a couple spots but didn't spoil our day.
Saw some roller balls and point releases on steep south-facing slopes.Weather
- Cloud Cover
- few
- Wind Loading
- none
- Recent Snowfall
- Nil
- Snow Avail For Transport
- small smounts
Felt only a couple gusts in the early afternoon.
Snowpack
Pit at 6600' NE aspect:
- HS = 210 cm
- ECTN 16 down 35 cm, ECTN 30 down 50 cm,
- CTH 26 (RP) down 35 cm
- Top 50 cm has several crusts, layers of small facets, grauple. Below this the snowpack is right side up and strong.
Pit at 5800' NW aspect:
- HS = 65 cm
- ECTN 21 down 35 cm on facets (1mm)
Avalanche
No recent avalanches.