Quick report
Slow moving dry loose on northerly aspects and slow moving, shallow wet loose on southerly aspects around 7500'. Below 7500' was pretty locked up with a stout crust. Not much in the way of wind slabs below 8500'.
Weather
- Air Temp
- single digits warming into the 20s
- Cloud Cover
- clear
- Wind Loading
- previous
- Rain Elevation
- 7500-8000 with last AR
- Snow Avail For Transport
- small smounts
Mostly clear and calm, some easterly breezes in the lower canyons
Snowpack
Dug a pit on a SE aspect at 8500 feet. ECTX. Dug in a wind scoured location with a very thin and faceted snowpack. Old snow was broken up by multiple crusts that were bridging over the large facet chains.
Previous wet loose activity observed at 6200' on a S aspect
Recent wet loose (very slow moving and shallow) on a SE aspect at 7300'
Slow moving dry loose on a NNE aspect @ 8400'
No cracking within new snow and now wind slabs encountered. Travel was very easy on supportable crusts on SE through SW aspects up to 7500'. After that travel was still pretty darn easy but was soft snow (3-6 inches) on top of a supportable crust.