Quick report
- Red Flags
- Recent Avalanches, Wind Loading, Cracking
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Multiple wind slab crust layers were observed in the upper elevation terrain of Dry Fork. Cross loading from the WNW and SW winds appeared to lay down these wind slab sandwiches. Cracking in these slabs were easily to initiate and the depths of these slabs were relatively shallow. The deepest slabs observed were 18 cm. Wind loading was at least moderate and dense slab development was occurring. </p>
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>See above for wind slab development. Wind Slabs were reactive and easy to initiate with slope cuts on very steep NE through SE aspects and terrain features. These winds are not forecast to decrease and subsequently they will continue to be an issue of concern. </p> <p>Loose Dry and Loose Wet were active today. Steep shady terrain continue to have surface snow sluffing. Wet Loose appeared to be confined to the lower mid elevations as well as the low elevations, and these were of course occurring on the southerly aspects. </p>
The winds over the past 24 hours destroyed a significant amount of terrain in the exposed upper exposed elevations. East facing terrain appeared to survive the best with the NW and N aspects faring the worst. Southerly aspects now have crusts as described above. Still good settled powder that rides well in the sheltered terrain, and the east facing Dry Fork shots had dense settled carving.