Quick report
Healing storm interfaces within the storm snow. A thin layer of facets beneath a melt freeze crust on southeast facing slopes but not reactive. Skiers hit many steep lines today on a number of aspect and elevations.
Plenty of snow to blow around for wind slabs if Tuesday eve's winds verify. Storm may stay to the north, however.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Widespread natural size 1-1.5 loose dry sluffs on slopes steeper than 40°. Only one natural sluff pried out a 18" deep and 45' pocket in a steep transition zone below the Reed/Benson ridgeline at 9200' west facing. Timing unknown. Photo below. </p> <p>Another shallow storm slab noted with skier interaction below the Hallway Coulouir - roughly 12" deep and 20' wide. Mid-morning. Photo below. 9500' west facing. </p>
Storm snow on the ridge seemed to be about 12-16" with slight wind effect up high. SE didn't seem to go off due to intermittent clouds and cold temps.