Snowpack

Observation: Brianhead Backcountry

Stetson, AAI L1Southwest
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Quick report

Aspect
North
Red Flags
Wind Loading, Cracking, Collapsing, Poor Snowpack Structure
Elevation
3292 m
Slope Angle
36°
Red Flags Comment
<p>Poor structure and easy shears in our pits. Plenty of co/cr on the surface. Raised tracks on windward aspects. No signs of recent avalanche activity. Deepest probed HS was 315cm.</p>

Profile from a wind loaded area.

Deep snowpack in the Southwest Mountains. More observations for this area would be awesome!

Snowpack

Wind slabs in the alpine.  Cold snow on N aspects, MF crust elsewhere.  Extremely variable surface conditions in the backcountry.