Quick report
- Red Flags
- Wind Loading, Rapid Warming
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Some soft, damp wind drifts along the ridgelines and on gully walls. But none were cracking, none were responsive to slope cuts.</p> <p>South side - skier triggered rollar balls, probably only an hour of sun away from shallow sluffs, but the clouds and winds kept the snow cool. The damp snow is sitting on hard crusts, which could encourage sluffing once it heats.</p>
Mostly new snow and wind issues tomorrow - wind slabs if forecasted snow and elevated wind speeds occur. Also, wet loose slides in the afternoon if skies clear - the combination of warm temperatures and direct sun could make new snow rapidly sensitive.
Snowpack
1 to 4" of dense snow plus wind smoothing out the old snow surfaces nicely.