Quick report
- Aspect
- Northeast
- Red Flags
- Cracking, Collapsing, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Elevation
- 2713 m
- Slope Angle
- 24°
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Significant faceting (weakening) has occurred in the snowpack in the last 9 days. We dug a pit in the same location on 31 December and had similar stability test results, but did not have the faceted layers above and below the crust.</p> <p> </p> <p>We experienced significant collapsing and cracking. We had several locations where we dropped knee-deep into the weak snow.</p> <p> </p> <p>Skiing a low angle exit the snowpack was a mix of hollow to being able to feel the buried cust. The snow had the feeling that you could not trust it based on the hollow feeling.</p>
Overall a pretty ugly snowpack. Lots of collapsing and cracking in the snowpack. Lots of hollow places where you would sink in knee deep. We were not able to find a cohesive slab in the snowpack.