Weather
Mostly sunny with a few clouds this AM clouds rolled in earlier than Fx becoming overcast by 1200. Ambient temps were warm with a high of 42 deg. WSW winds were steady all day and gusting into the 40's.
Snowpack
Sublimation from strong winds ATL on Scarp above the UUWW with snow being transported onto leeward aspects. Even with cloud cover and wind SE-S aspects warmed midday. We were able to produce large roller balls at 1230 on EBM. HE tests in FOS only produced shallow cracking within close proximity to the bomb. Summary: Strong winds and warmer temps have made skiing conditions variable with snow surfaces softening to spring like conditions at times.
Avalanche
- Size
- D2.5
- Count
- 2
- Aspect
- NE
- Trigger
- N
- Elevation
- 11800 ft
SS-N-D2-O E Bowl Anthracite's BTL. Wind loading today triggered a D1 that looks to have run down and triggered a larger PS on a lower convex roll. X2 SS-N-D2.5-O NE aspect Peeler basin ATL. Ran over lower benches into the valley floor.