Quick report
Low-density powder made for good skiing. I didn't see or trigger any avalanches but stuck to mellow terrain. Snow was settling well and dry loose avalanche activity was minimal where I traveled.
Weather
- Cloud Cover
- overcast
- Wind Loading
- previous
- Snow Avail For Transport
- large amounts
Predominantly overcast with a few patches of valley fog. Occasional very light snowfall falling, only amounting to a trace in the morning. Temps in the 20's
Snowpack
Varying subtle amounts of wind-affect notable in areas where I traveled. Storm snow amounts from above the 2/24 crust varied extensively from 60cm to 130cm, although wind loading was tough to identify no matter the depth to the underlying crusts. In general, the new snow layer was right side up. In all areas I dug I found a storm weakness about a foot deep, which was easily identified with a tilt test but inconsistent with other pit tests. In all 3 pits I dug I saw a failure at either above the Early February Crust or above the 2/24 crust, which were less than a foot apart. The failures were on either rounding facets (EFC) or surface hoar (2/24). These results were produced in either compression tests or deep tap tests, with moderate or hard results that were resistant planar. I didn't notice a crust on southerlies despite the small sun breaks in the last few days.