Quick report
- Red Flags
- Heavy Snowfall, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>I was a little surprised that things were not very sensitive this afternoon. I did not experience any cracking or collapsing, the wind slabs were not real reactive and the conditions were great for riding and turning. Not sure the area got the water weight, but I would think areas that are shallow and did get more wind, the hazard would be elevated.</p>
Great storm with around 12-14" new snow and it rode like there was more as the light density snow was over the hood.
Where the snow pack is deep, this new snow was not enough to stress the deeper buried faceted sugar snow, but there were some new snow instabilities that would crack but not propagate.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Put storm slab for the first issue, as I did not see much in the way of active wind slabs. The new snow instabilities should settle out quickly, but more snow is forecasted. </p> <p>Not sure the Gold Hill area saw the water weight, but places where the snow pack is shallow, the new snow and wind may be enough to stress the buried weak sugary snow.</p>
Great low density snow and the conditions around Gold Hill were very nice. A nice 12-14" and it rode like there was more as the low density snow was over the hood!