Quick report
- Aspect
- North
- Red Flags
- Recent Avalanches, Heavy Snowfall
- Elevation
- 2652 m
- Slope Angle
- 37°
Weakest layer was approximately 12"-14" below the surface underneath a melt-freeze crust. This layer did not have propagation with an extended column test. The snowpack in this location was most very stable with very little weak snow. The snow on the ground was rounding facets that were moist. We observed and were able to trigger a number of small 6"-8" soft slab avalanches that were running on a density change 2" above the melt-freeze crust. Later in the afternoon at 7,000' this density change was no longer present and the new snow had bonded well to the old snow surface.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>We observed a number of soft shallow new snow avalanches that were running on a density change 2" above the melt-freeze crust. In some locations these were more dry loose point releases and we saw some natural point releases on east facing slopes at 9,200' (photo below).</p> <p> </p> <p>Below photo of an intentionally triggered soft slab avalanche on an east facing slope at 7,800' </p>
Snow surface was primarily new snow on top of a melt-freeze crust that was still in the melt phase. We saw between 10"-12" of new snow and more snow fell during the day.