Quick report
- Red Flags
- Recent Avalanches, Heavy Snowfall, Wind Loading, Collapsing, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Had a small collapse on a NE facing 34d wind kissed slope. Made for a good turn around spot.</p>
These denser storms are really helping Porter Fork out. The road and hiking trails can now be called ski trails.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Loose snow natural avalanches in much of upper Main Porter went toward the tail end of the storm in steeper, rocky/shallow snowpack areas facing W-N-E. Most running about 500'. No major propagation within the new snow observed.</p> <p>Along with some density inversion in the top 4" more exposed areas also had wind drifted snow, beginning to load form slabs, even from the light winds.</p>
Roughly a foot or so of new snow, very damp at the Porter Fork trailhead and progressively drier with elevation. Top 4" were slightly inverted up to 9,600ft.