Quick report
- Aspect
- Northeast
- Red Flags
- Poor Snowpack Structure
- Elevation
- 2865 m
We were able to get a result, CT14 @28cms with a HS of 130cms (rock at base) which failed on weak faceted snow at the bottom of the snowpack. Just to the right our ECT with a HS of 150 produced no results, ECTX. Just goes to show the slightest difference in depth of snowpack can make a huge difference. There are some slopes which may be safe to step out onto and ride safely now but that requires persistence in snow observations and intimate knowledge of overall depth on any particualy run. The variability is a hard thing to pinpoint, any thin spots in an otherwise deeper snowpack could spell disaster with the whole snowpack still ready and willing to go.
Temperature profile showed healing of the PWL at the bottom of the snowpack but it's still not quite there. The overall profile looked good down low, but the top of pack was actviely faceting. Surface hoar was also observed 2-4mm in size, photo attached.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Gaining strength but extremely dependent on total height of snow. Anyhwere deeper than approximately 120cms show signs of the PWL healing and becoming less reactive. Pole probing on the way up to the ridge found depths ranging from 90-150cms within close distances, thinner spots are less insulated and the healing process is far less pronounced.</p>