Quick report
- Aspect
- South
- Elevation
- 3231 m
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>No real red flags today. The snow pit had some old facets, but they were pretty strong (>4F) and we pounded on the ECT test with only an ECTN 10 25cm below the snow surface. We edged out onto some milder avalanche terrain today.</p>
They don't make days much better
ECT: Snow is feeling really strong on Gold Knob
Hero Snow!
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>There were some big wind slabs and cornices along the top of north facing pitches.</p> <p>We still have facets in many areas. The S-SW aspects are now feeling pretty strong, but slopes are guilty until proven innocent right now. Northern aspects still scare me right now. There was a HUGE cornice on Gold Knob.</p>
Really fun supportable snow with 3-7 soft inches of snow on top. Hero snow! The ridgeline had some wind surfaces, but most of the southern facing backslopes were in really good shape.