Quick report
- Aspect
- Northwest
- Red Flags
- Recent Avalanches, Heavy Snowfall, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Elevation
- 2499 m
- Slope Angle
- 25°
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>We saw multiple avalanches above us (8400'?) on the NE facing slope that descends from Ben Lomond Peak. These were relatively small given the extent of the slope but still large enough to scare me off. 2-3' deep, 100+ feet wide. Most likely failing on PWL. I'd submit an avalanche report but the flat light and falling snow obscured my photos and the lurking hangfire and adjascent slopes kept us from getting any more helpful information. They looked like they had some new snow on the crown and bed surface. We just enjoyed their presence from a distance. This may be the second hand avalanche beta referenced in the forecast.</p>
Pictured below, rime and more rime on trees above 8000'
A great day of riding was had on low angle slopes. Quiet and pleasant start to the new year. Safe travels
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>The faceted snow up here is still dry and weak. No juggling. The snow near the bottom of the snowpack was very weak, loose, sugary facets. One could bake muffins with crystals like these. However they're buried 90+ cm deep. No cracking or collapsing noted today.</p> <p>There's more of it up here. It's hardly been touched and the steeper slopes are tantalizing. Test slopes only sluffed. </p>
top tier riding conditions up higher (above 7200' ish)