Quick report
Strong WNW winds were actively transporting snow. Highway near Tina Creek, south of Three Guardsman, was down to almost less than one traffic lane from wind drifts.
Weather
- Cloud Cover
- overcast
- Wind Loading
- intense
- Snow Avail For Transport
- large amounts
Flat light and strong winds.
Snowpack
Wind-affected snow: scoured ridges, mid-slope loading, and cross-loaded gullies. The winds have been working hard at sculpting, and their effects from E and WSW are apparent.
Rain runneling was visible in the trees. On the edge of the tree line, just a bit of snow was still hanging onto the trees, and the snowpack surface had a little snow. This is likely from the tail-end of the storm late into Monday when temperatures dropped below freezing.
Avalanche
- Size
- D2.5
- Count
- 4
- Aspect
- NE
- Trigger
- N
- Elevation
- 3200 ft
Widespread debris was viewed on all aspects, from persistent, wind, and storm slab releases. These are just a small number of the avalanches that occurred during this cycle.