Quick report
- Red Flags
- Recent Avalanches, Wind Loading, Collapsing, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Structure in the area was poor on northerly facing slopes. 10,000'-11,000' northerlies HS ranges from 80cm to 180cm. Limited AST, but with high winds, anything left was blowing around a little bit, as was the new afternoon snow. Limited isolated collapsing. Observed some recent avalanches, dates unknown. See associated avalanche obs.</p>
Pictures of wind-raked W and NW faces to the east. Last picture are more NE/E facing slopes with more snow
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Increasing hazard with new snow</p> <p>Poor structure exists and recent P slab avalanches observed</p>
Variety of snow surfaces out there, settled powder in the most protected north-facing slopes above 10,000'. Upper elevation (11,000'+) W and NW faces are stripped down to the dirt. Eastern faces hold some snow.