Quick report
Sam and I rode up to the Bunny Flat Trailhead and the Old Ski Bowl via Old McCloud Road and the power lines. We found one to two feet of wet and heavy snow bonding well to the old snow interface. Snow surfaces were dense, warm, and sticky up to 9,000 feet. Above 9,000 feet, visibility was poor, so we did not venture higher, but we observed the only red flag of the day: blowing snow. Given this information, we infer that there is still potential for triggering large wind slab avalanches on the upper ramparts of Mount Shasta, mainly on southeast aspects above 10,000 feet. The snowpack is currently showing a strong healing trend and as such we will see a decrease in avalanche hazard. We expect the incoming storm to just barely glance Northern California with marginal accumulations of snow that shouldn't lead to a drastic increase in avalanche hazard. Stay tuned to our daily avalanche forecasts to get the latest information.
We observed no signs of instability.Weather
- Air Temp
- 42
- Cloud Cover
- broken
- Wind Loading
- moderate
- Rain Elevation
- N/O
- Snow Avail For Transport
- moderate amounts
Temperatures climbed from the low 30s to the low 40s today as a thin layer of cloud produced a green housing effect. Below the treeline wind was light. Near and above the treeline, the northwest wind blew consistently moderate with several extreme gusts up to 42 miles per hour.