Quick report
- Red Flags
- Poor Snowpack Structure
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Weak snow surface with incoming storm. Poor snowpack structure found on BCC/Millcreek divide.</p>
FCsf and SH could be a problem if buried and preserved. Even with wind I fear SH in many protected areas may not be destroyed before being buried and preserved. Seems much more widespread than I initially thought/hoped. FCsf on crusts on southerlies. Photo 1 SH on low angle souths, Photo 2,3 SH along 9,400' ridgeline, Photo 4 surface conditions at 8,900' N, Photo 5,6 basal FC found at 8,900' N.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Found poor structure on BCC/Millcreek divide. 8,900' N HS 130cm (probing showed 105-175cm in general area), 10cm FCsf (SH), 90cm 1F-P hard slab above 30 cm of dry, angular 2-4mm FC (limited rounding), ECTX.</p>
Firm MF on southerlies w/ thin layer of FCsf, weak faceted loud powder of northerlies. Surface hoar found from 7,200-9,400' (all elevations observed) NW-N-E everywhere (3-5mm), also on <25* southerlies (did not observe steeper southerlies to see if SH present). Up to ~10cm of FCsf on northerlies.