Quick report
Today we observed evidence of wet avalanche problems, but did not see any actively releasing. Temps, precip, and solar effect played in our favor, but keep an eye on these three factors moving forward as that could tip the scale on our avalanche problems. Although we didn't appreciate any warming or precip trends, today we saw signs of numerous wet snow problems; wet loose, wet slab, and glide cracks beginning to creep and open up.
Weather
- Air Temp
- 30
- Cloud Cover
- broken
- Wind Loading
- none
- Rain Elevation
- UNK
- Recent Snowfall
- 2
- Snow Avail For Transport
- none
The weather throughout Saturday remained fairly consistent; broken to overcast skies, temps just below freezing, and a light S-1 snowfall that didn't really get much wind. As we wrapped up our day, sky cover improved to FEW or CLR, with temps and winds remaining consistent.
Snowpack
Although there was beginnings of new snow accumulation, surface conditions proved for challenging travel and ski conditions. There is a stout melt freeze crust at the surface level that is supportable on skis but breakable by foot. The upper 1m of snowpack consisted of rounds of different sizes and density. Above the surface, there is a significant amount of HS loss and exposed debris, water features, and shrubberies which is atypical for this point in the season.
Avalanche
- Size
- D2 R2
- Type
- WL
- Count
- 2
- Aspect
- E
- Elevation
- 4300 ft
Numerous wet loose avalanches on multiple aspects and elevations. We were able to observe one wet slab. No glide avalanches observed today although we saw evidence of creep on our local frequent producers