Quick report
- Red Flags
- Wind Loading, Rapid Warming
Travel today was up flag into Days then Cardiff. South and most variations of it had a crust and some signs of wet activity from yesterday. Fairly calm winds up to 10k. Some small, dry snow, point releases and wet rollerballs were the only activity I saw today. Some near surface facets showing up in normal spots around drainage bottoms.(pic on 3mm grid) The only new avalanche I saw was the one Mark White posted on High Ivory.(pic bleow) Looked to me like a windslab due to depth. Seams like a relatively strong snowpack out there in Cardiff. Around 200 cm of snow on the ground in upper Cardiff.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>With warming temps this was concern one today. Avoided travel on South aspects during the heat of the day. </p> <p>Wind slabs were my real concern today in the majority of the terrain I traveled. One could possibly step down into the storm snow if large enough. I did not find any reactive wind slabs today where I traveled. </p>
Settled powder from the storm is down to 30 cm or so ski penetration on east aspects at 9500. Near surface facets were found at lower elevations.