Quick report
- Red Flags
- Poor Snowpack Structure
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Only light winds today and still poor snow pack structure in the thin steep terrain.</p>
Moist cold air that hung around for the majority of the day. It was difficult to keep goggles and face shields clear of freezing snow grains.
Not a great picture, but tried to show the rime crust that is preserving some of the weak faceted surface snow underneath.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Given the right terrain a person could trigger an avalanche in the thin steep snow pack areas, but things seem quiet right now. There might be an old wind slab that would be sensitive to a riders weight. </p>
The moist air layer has put down a thin rime crust that varies from an eighth to a quater of an inch thick. It is preserving some of the weak faceted surface snow and may be a layer to watch with upcoming storms.