Quick report
- Red Flags
- Wind Loading, Poor Snowpack Structure
Overall bone chilling starts. Evidence of north and north east wind transport on exposed upper elevation terrain features. Not much scouring, just loading in certain lee slopes facing NW. Clear weather and remaining air mass likely leading to wide spread faceting in near term. Lots of traffic across upper LCC but no observed avalanche activity. Upper elevation HS North = 1-2ft, South 12-18"
photos:
1. Wind skin (1cm thick) on lee aspects
2. Wind transport on cornice formation on 10,000' ridgelines.
3. Coverage in Upper LCC
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Very light density snow falling on variety of facets and crusts. Steep terrain may produce loose dry. Storm snow interfaces gain strength slowly with cold temps.</p>