Quick report
Stable storm covers the bulk of the terrain I observed. The Loose Dry avalanches (sluffs) that we triggered were small and manageable for advanced riders and sliders.
While skiing we triggered size 1 Loose Dry avalanches in steep north facing terrain.Weather
- Air Temp
- 30
- Cloud Cover
- overcast
- Wind Loading
- none
- Recent Snowfall
- 60
- Snow Avail For Transport
- large amounts
Dense fog all day with light snow showers. Winds were calm with occasional light gusts from the SW. Warm and humid.
Snowpack
On 2/17 at 6300' on a north facing slope we found surface hoar buried down 35cm. The surface hoar was laid over and rounding out. It was unreactive in stability tests. While looking at the surrounding peaks I observed multiple wet loose avalanches on steep southerly and southeasterly aspects. These likely occurred on 2/16.
On 2/18 I dug a pit at 7000' on a northeast facing slope. I found 60cm/2ft of new storm snow sitting on top of progressively more dense snow. The 2/1 crust was 85cm down and was 10cm thick. Snowpit tests showed only low energy breaks within the new storm snow. I did not find any surface hoar in this location.