Quick report
- Aspect
- Northeast
- Red Flags
- Poor Snowpack Structure
- Elevation
- 3170 m
- Slope Angle
- 27°
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>There was no real problem at the moment but the current structure in the area is ripe for avalanches when more snow accumulates and a slab develops. There were no signs of recent wind-drifted snow. The snow near the surface is showing early signs of faceting and may become another layer to watch. I found a thin layer of buried surface hoar roughly 12 inches below the surface with propagating results during an Extended-Column Test (ECTP11) however I did not observe the surface hoar in other pits.</p>
Cold dry powder on north shady slopes. solar aspects took on heat and will be crusted tomorrow.