Snowpack

Observation: Rodeo Ridge

brian smithOgden
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Red Flags
Wind Loading, Rapid Warming
Red Flags Comment
<p>No naturals, no collasping, no cracking, the east slopes down low warmed fast and became not supportable by 1pm</p>

Snowpack

Instability Comment
<p>The deepest wind slab I found was only 3-4 inches and stubborn. There is just not any new snow up there to blow around.</p> <p>this is the greater danger down below 7000ft. Above the boot tops by 1pm. </p>

Even at 8000ft in the Ben Lomond area there was only 1-2 inches of new snow. The base under this ranges from break-able to  boiler plate to a nice soft base, and the turning was a variable as well.