Quick report
- Red Flags
- Recent Avalanches, Heavy Snowfall, Wind Loading, Rapid Warming
The Ben Lomond headwall was pockmarked with size 1 and 2 soft slab avalanches that have run naturally since Monday's high snowfall rates and continued winds. I did not notice other avalanche activity.
Overcast skies and warm temps have greatly assisted with settlement and stabilization of the new snow in the past 24 hours. I was not able to get any cracking on any steep test slopes.
In more exposed terrain however, I do think it would be likely that you could trigger a fresh soft slab of wind drifted snow.
What does the weather station at 7700' look like at 221% of median?
Snowpack
The full gamut. Melt freeze crusts on all solar aspects and polar aspects up to 6500' or so. Hard and soft wind slabs everywhere above 8000'.
Storm on the doorstep?