Quick report
- Aspect
- Northeast
- Red Flags
- Recent Avalanches, Wind Loading, Cracking, Collapsing, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Elevation
- 2957 m
- Slope Angle
- 30°
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>No new avalanches, but we did stumble unto thinner slab that triggered rolling collapse on flatter windloaded area near our snowpit (which was more like a hole than a pit). Snow on surface continues to weaken and facet, multilayered hard slabs that ski's would hardly penetrate, but moving furthter downslope, were punchy and impossible to predict. Thin rocky areas would suck you in with softer recystalized snow, but only < 6" of snow between you and the rock. </p>
Big winds
Starting Zones still bony and without rapidly increasing depth, will facilitate faceting
Access is still a little grim
A look around summit
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>With the collapse we had today after several warmer days, and hard slabs scattered everywhere, it is just a question of stepping on the right landmines, and new snow will just add load and disguise triggers</p> <p>The only place there is consistent snow to travel on leads along the edge of long cornices typical for the Skyline</p>
widespread massive wind damage from last week evident, highly variable pack in depth, slab strength, rotting, etc. In very sheltered areas, 12" to 14" total depth that is rotting away rather that settling and gaining strength. fetches blown to dirt, and crossloaded gullies or hard slabs well down below crests of ridges. Terrain looks white but on closer inspection, mild depressions are filled in, but most terrain features, including rock, are still exposed. The Skyline is a good month behind Central Wasatch, much like last year started.