Quick report
- Aspect
- Northeast
- Red Flags
- Wind Loading
- Elevation
- 2377 m
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Really did not see any red flags today. </p>
Photos:
1. Wind scoured ridge
2. Near surface grauple
3. Pit at 7800ft.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>A pit at 7800ft on a NE slope and could not find any facets or PWL in the area I was in. Entire pack was one finger density with a total depth of 52 inches (132 cm). If there was any old snow from the fall in this location, I could not find any old basal facets on the ground or above. </p> <p>I was finding near surface (1-2 inches down) grauple in scattered sheltered areas. Could be an issue with next snow? </p>
The storm has settled to about 3 inches at 6500ft. and about 7 inches at 8000ft. Wind crust in the exposed areas and suncrust on the south slopes. There is decent turning in the sheltered shady areas even down to the brush elevations. The rain crust from early December is very evident below 7000ft. but supportable. It is gone at about 7500ft. Below 6500ft. the runnels are frozen, sparsely covered and very bumpy!