Quick report
- Red Flags
- Poor Snowpack Structure
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>The weak snow is a current and future red flag, I don't think it could handle much of a load.</p>
The main hazard is the thin snow combined with nice weather, I would caution folks to avoid the lure of any untracked snow, it is simply to thin to ski. Most areas are mine fields of booby traps.
This is more of a public service warning than a detailed observation.
Moderate hazard is isolated.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>I would still call it a storm/wind slab over facets. There are areas of visible drifting, I imagine that it would be possible tp trigger a slab in these areas.</p> <p>This situation will likely turn into a persistent slab/problem with time and additional snow.</p> <p>Moderate hazard in wind affected areas, isolated.</p>
Walked into some untrampled areas to see just how weak the snowpack is and how it compares to what I saw in the Tushers this week.
HS- 16 to 18" at approx 10,000', basal 4-6" are 1-2 mm, loose, dry, weak fist hardness (only because there is not a weaker rating) facets.
Upper snow consist of 12 to 14" of fist hardness decomposing snow, my guess is that this layer will continue to decompose in sheltered, shady areas.
Ski penetration is to the ground in this area, generally unsupportive.
I did not observe a basel ice crust in this area as I did in the Tushers.