Quick report
- Red Flags
- Heavy Snowfall, Wind Loading, Cracking, Rapid Warming, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Very poor snowpack structure. ECTP 2 Q1.5, CTE2, failing on nsf/SH layer 20 cms deep, under heavy fresh snow slab, repeated tests with same results several times.</p>
The shallow snow at mid elevations is very weak, and a forming slab layer now exists. Additional loading from heavy snow will create dangerous avalanche conditions that may last for a while.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Dangerous widespread persistent slab conditions likely to develop at least at mid elevations with further loading....</p> <p>Northwesterly winds and plenty of drifting will create wind slab issues in exposed terrain and continue to build slabs on persistent weak layers contributing to problem #1.</p>
Heavy snow on surface capping very weak faceted snow to the ground... Top foot or so felt very heavy, cohesive, and slabby.