Warm Springs Rd, Baldy O.B.

Shaded north-facing terrain out Warm Springs and in out of bounds terrain near Baldy harbors a weak, sugary snowpack that will not hold up well to rapid loading. 

Middle elevation terrain above Warm Springs Rd in the Baldy OB held 75-85 cm of very weak faceted snow. Once off previously wind-loaded ridgelines the snowpack had very little structure (easy to push a pole through, boot pen to ground). There was a thin interval of somewhat stronger snow at the base of the slab above the 12/13 weak layer. 

Start zones and tracks above Warm Springs hold enough snow cover to get any natural slides to the road, especially as you reach Frenchmans Bend. W and SW winds could preferentially load these start zones above the road.