Quick report
- Red Flags
- Heavy Snowfall, Wind Loading
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>We didn't see much evidence of the windloading down in the trees that may have happened with last night's reported winds, but we decided not to tickle the dragon that may be lurking just below the ridgelines? </p>
We had no whoomphs and our quick pits indicated decent stability, but the new snow load, possible wind loading, and wariness of the persistent weak layers kept us and our fellow PoFoians pretty conservative in our choices even as those PWL's may (???) be getting buried deeply enough now that they may (???) be affected by the weight of a skinny backcountry rider?
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Because the snow seemed thicker than yesterday's, we were wary of it being more slabby and thus prone to sliding. That said, there was moderately-decent bonding and the snowpack is finally getting deepish. </p>
It seemed like the snow that came in last evening/night was higher density; it formed a few-inch slab on the surface, and the snow seemed thicker/slower today than yesterday (harder trail breaking, and needed more pitch to get the blower-gag). Which made us think that it was possibly more slabby than loose.