Quick report
- Aspect
- North
- Red Flags
- Heavy Snowfall, Wind Loading, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Elevation
- 3170 m
- Slope Angle
- 25°
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>The snowpack structure isn't terrible in locations where the facets are moist and lack connectivity. However, I would think there are protected areas where the facets are more dry and connected, mainly north facing upper elevation terrain.</p>
No results with CT or ECT. Really had to pry to get the new snow to move on the facets below. Where I dug the interface was somewhat wet and well bonded.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>I would be suspect of slopes facing the north half of the compass both at mid and upper elevations where old preexisting DRY faceted snow can still be found. We are currently lacking a slab, however new snow and wind will change that. </p> <p>New snow and wind will form wind slabs along the ridges and in cross loaded terrain. Any wind slab triggered will gouge to the ground and pull the whole snowpack with it.</p>
Upside down in places where you were punching through a wind board to powder below. 9 inches of new snow where I dug on top of 3 inches of moist facets.