Quick report
- Aspect
- Northeast
- Red Flags
- Wind Loading
- Elevation
- 2774 m
- Slope Angle
- 20°
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Sluffing of the new snow in steep terrain, minor. The new snow is weakening quickly due to the cold temps.</p> <p>Minor wind loading on the ridgetops.</p> <p>Overall a moderate danger due to the wind loading.</p>
2 profiles HS ranges from 20 to 24".
The first profile is from a northeast aspect at 9100. The second, shallower, profile is from a more easterly aspect at 8800'.
Both contain about a foot of new snow sitting on a pencil hardness , supportable rain crust. The basal layer of the new snow consists of dense graupel. The basal snow is damp rounding sub millimeter facets.
Photos below, taken on the Maple Hollow/ Johnson Canyon ridge at the top of the burn:
1st: Minor cornice formation, not sensitive.
2nd: Slight wind affect on the ridge.
Photos below:
1st: Sluffing in steep terrain.
2nd: Profiles were taken on he backside of the uppermost ridge.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Normal caution for a thin early season snow pack. Sluffs may run further and faster than expected.</p>
About a foot of settled snow above 8000', The new snow is sitting on a firm crust making for easy travel and keeping one off of shallow obstacles.