Snowpack

Observation: Powder Mountain Backcountry

Brian PollickOgden
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Red Flags
Poor Snowpack Structure
Red Flags Comment
<p>shallow snowpack and high pressure systems are never a good mix. snowpack on northerly aspects above 8000' is a mix of facets and buried melt freeze crusts. no results from ECT tests, but with a precipitation and winds in the forecast it will be interesting to see how the snowpack reacts to the added weight.</p>

snow profile. north aspect at 8870'. mix of facets and crusts and some large temperature gradients.

few wind slabs off exposed ridges, 2-6"

Snowpack

Instability Comment
<p>few isolated wind slabs found just off exposed ridges, fairly stout, 2-6" deep</p>

Mixed bag. Melt Freeze Crusts, Wind Slab, Near Surface Facets, Rocks And No Snow On Southerly & Westerly Aspects.