Quick report
- Red Flags
- Recent Avalanches
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>There was a widespread SS and DL cycle mid-storm; many seemed to be early in the storm, with evidence mostly covered by snow. More recent was SS on SE facing Cardiac ridge where the skinner usually is. It looks like much of Cardiac ridge E/NE facing ran early in the storm with debris down to the flats (look at pictures below). It looked like there might have been a slightly deeper crown filled in on Cardiac Ridge (see photos below), not PWL deep. Much of the activity seemed to be on N-E and into SE. Superior had action most likely associated with the howitzer holes on slopes, nothing too deep, all storm snow. North-facing Superior ran later in the storm. Tested some 40*+ E/NE slopes with no slab activity; new snow/wind slabs seemed to have settled out quickly with this dense snow. There is a density inversion down about 6" in the new snow with stubborn hand shears and somewhat resistant when isolated with kick-turns. The cornice are getting bigger and cracking/calving off much further back than one would expect (see photo below).</p>
Pic 1 Shallow SS on Cardiac ridge and possible deeper buried crown
Pic 2 Extent of early/mid storm debris from Cardiac Ridge
Pic 3 SS W/S or storm slab on Monte Cristo
Pic 4 Deeper pocket on ENE Superior S Face
Pic 5 Growning Cornice
Pic 6 Crack/moat of calving cornice, much further back than the cornice looked to be over hanging
Pic 7 Wind affect in Mineral Fork
Video Hellgate natural at 10:45 am
In a popular NE facing run, between 9,600'-9,800' I was burying my 320cm probe without hitting the ground. Alot of snow out there. Pictures of my buried probe
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Stubborn and unreactive by afternoon where traveled.</p>
Steeper SE-S-SW took heat today, lower angle and protected SE stayed cold, E stayed cold.