Snowpack

Observation: White Pine

Hardesty, MagerlSalt Lake
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Quick report

Aspect
North
Elevation
3018 m
Red Flags Comment
<p>Mostly low danger but for wet and dry sluffs, cornices, and possibly glide releases in BCC. </p>

Size 3 storm slab previously noted from the 11th, failing on 2-3mm graupel, though now unreactive as expected. Enitre east face from Lake Peak to White Baldy roughly 2' deep; similar slide at similar time on Lake Chute in Red Pine - which incidentally propagated over onto the standard boot track to gain the LCC/AF ridgeline.

Snowpack

Isolated wind effect noted in travels from Red Baldy to White Baldy.  Surface hoar up to 1cm+ in low elevation areas and along the drainages.  Melt freeze crusts with some potential radiation facets just above the crust noted...that should likely fade away with more sun/wind over the next few days.  Weak snow surface from low to upper elevations in the northerly aspects...with size 1+ loose facet sluffs easy to prod in steeper terrain.