Quick report
- Aspect
- Northwest
- Red Flags
- Wind Loading, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Elevation
- 2591 m
- Slope Angle
- 19°
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Heads up in drifted terrain. Areas with shallow snow and poor snow structure observed on both west and east sides of the south ridge of Beaver Mt.</p>
I found pockety areas with shallow snow and poor snow structure on the west side of the south ridge of Beaver Mt. in Franklin Basin. Extensive wind drifting from south winds occurred this weekend creating dangerous conditions on some upper and mid elevation slopes, but despite pockets of weakness, the snow was apparently stable on both sides of the Beaver Mt's South Ridge.
Remember that the Beaver Backside is the backcountry.
My extended column test showed propegation in a failure in a layer of weak sugary or faceted snow from December. ECTP 21
not super clean, as the entire thick layer is super weak
Snowpack
Very nice powder conditions... Slightly sun affected on low and mid elevation southeast facings slopes