Quick report
- Aspect
- Northeast
- Red Flags
- Rapid Warming, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Elevation
- 2499 m
- Slope Angle
- 22°
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>The main red flag in this area was the thin snow pack with large 2.5mm facets. Compare to other slighly thicker nearby areas where I've dug this season (Gobblers, Main Porter) the facets in this location were not as think - maybe 10-20cms versus 30 cms of more.</p> <p>We traversed across a small not very steep area on our exit that was getting lots of sun and had very soft not very supportable snow.</p>
I think these waves in the snow are due to settlement.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>The depth hoar in this location still produced results in one of two snow pit tests. Several lemons present (depth < 1m and persistent weak layer grain type, hardness transition, particularly at the depth hoar.</p> <p>We didn't ski south facing slopes but warming was evidently on those aspects.</p>
Snow from last weekend has settled considerably (see photo below). In the shade the snow was soft and relatively supportable. Riding conditions were not bad. In the sun, SE facing by noon was soft and unsupportable.