Quick report
- Cracking
- isolated
Very minor cracking on upper skin track shoulder (N aspect) of MB. No collapsing. Set off a very small wind slab SS-AR-D1-R1-S-8200 on the skier’s left (S aspect) wall of the upper gully while trending back to the skin track. Ran <10 meters. Minor cracking underfoot on N aspects throughout exposed Mail Cabin. Wind effect on surface increased as the day went on. Very minor cracking on upper skin track shoulder (N aspect) of MB. No collapsing.
Weather
- Air Temp
- 22
- Cloud Cover
- overcast
- Wind Loading
- moderate
- Rain Elevation
- ~7000'
- Recent Snowfall
- 20
- Snow Avail For Transport
- moderate amounts
Snowpack
That upper crust seems to be producing a quality bed surface for the new snow to slide on. N/O interface is currently bonding poorly. MFC was breaking more often while skinning southerly.
Avalanche
- Size
- D1 R1
- Type
- SS
- Aspect
- S
- Trigger
- AR
- Elevation
- 8200 ft
Set off a very small wind slab SS-AR-D1-R1-S-8200 on the skier’s left (S aspect) wall of the upper gully while trending back to the skin track on ridge. Ran <10 meters.