Snowpack

Observation: Cutler Ridge

CarieOgden
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Quick report

Aspect
North
Red Flags
Wind Loading
Elevation
2286 m

Right-side-up snowpack with 2 cm wind crust, heavy winds on Saturday. Did not fail on compression test. There is a sugary weak layer at the ground on N facing (and perhaps other) aspects, with the whole overlying snowpack acting as a block. Where tested, it was 125 cm deep and unlikely to be triggered but could be shallower in other locations. Last photo is from Nov 10 and shows areas off the summit where the October weak layer is likely still present.

Snowpack

Instability Comment
<p>It's deep, but it's there</p>