Quick report
- Aspect
- North
- Elevation
- 2621 m
- Slope Angle
- 31°
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>No obvious signs of instability, but I'm still finding weak sugary or faceted snow (near surface facets) buried and preserved by the 12/12 storm.</p>
I found air space, faceted snow, and rock at the bottom of my pit. A propagating result with the ECT on weak sugary snow under the 12/12 storm snow. Overall though, snow is looking pretty good.
Even though the snow is only 2 or 3 feet deep in many areas, it's settled well and coverage is pretty good for this time of year. Still a bit too shallow to ride the steep hills or get overly aggressive.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Stiff drifts are widespread in exposed upper elevation terrain, but those that I found were not very sensitive. Wind slabs may fail on a sugary weak layer buried on 12/12. So, actual problem is now perhaps more a persistent weak layer..</p>
Wednesday's snow set up well. Easy trail breaking conditions. Only sinking in a few inches on skis, less than a foot on sled.