Quick report
- Aspect
- North
- Red Flags
- Wind Loading
- Elevation
- 2804 m
- Slope Angle
- 28°
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Textbook- round, smooth deposits of wind drifted snow 6-8" deep on the leeward side of terrain features. We were able to get shooting cracks. Very stubborn wind drifts and I can imagine on wider wind drifts one might be able to travel further out before they have the potential to break above you. </p>
HS was 85 cm with approximately 45cm of fist +/- on top of a slight crust. Crystals on the ground were still damp. Compression test fracture was above the crust.
Photo 1- Isolated wind drift reactive to skis
Photo 2- Wind drifted snow on top of small grained faceted layer
Snowpack
Light snowfall during the day with approximately an inch of new snow. Good skiing. Still a thin snowpack below 7800'