Quick report
- Aspect
- Northeast
- Red Flags
- Rapid Warming
- Elevation
- 2591 m
- Slope Angle
- 32°
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Damp wet snow on sun exposed aspects. Roller balls and wet sluffs were starting to form.</p>
ECTN 28 Q3 HS greater than 220 cm. We noticed 3 graupel layers 20, 46 and 58 cm below the surface. Shovel shear test produced Q1 shears at each layer. Photo of graupel from layer 20 cm below surface.
1- Old crowns SE face Ben Lomond.
2- Wet sluff in rock band.
3- Roller balls.
Chilly Peak.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Not much of a problem early.</p>
There was a wide variety of surface conditions. The best skiing was on N-NNE shady aspects in dense settled powder. Lower elevations were covered with surface hoar and were also nice to ski. S-E aspects are developing a supportable crust which should be pleasant to ski.