Quick report
- Cracking
- specific
- Collapsing
- specific
In sheltered and forested locations there was little slab development noted. Soft slabs were failing within the new snow between 15 and 25 cm down from the top. Ridge line features exposed to wind had a more pronounced stiffness, with a 4F to 1 F hard surface slab that was 10cm on the ridge top but as deep as 20cm lower down in the deposition area. Cracking was localized on the top of the ridge, though at the entrance to the lowest angle run into the N facing bowl a large collapse with shooting cracks was triggered, running approx 30m in both directions. Crack ran 10cm deep and failed within the new snow.
Weather
- Air Temp
- below freezing
- Cloud Cover
- overcast
- Wind Loading
- moderate
- Recent Snowfall
- 30
- Snow Avail For Transport
- large amounts
Cold and breezy day with mostly OVC/OBS sky, S-1 snowfall with little new HST during day, Mod W wind with saltation and active loading in specific start zones.