Quick report
- Aspect
- South
- Red Flags
- Heavy Snowfall, Wind Loading, Cracking, Collapsing, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Elevation
- 2713 m
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>There was wide spread collapsing on the N slopes. I was able to get a large collapse while skiing my first N facing run. There was a little movement but the slab immediately arrested. Collapses were occuring on every lap within the same skin track. Cracking was wide spread as well.</p>
I dug on a south slope to see if the old snow had melted out. It had not. There was a 2 inch thick rain crust on the ground. The new snow was adhering very nicely and would not move, even with a strong shovel shear. My ECT tests only produced breaks within the new snow.
Snowpack
On the north slopes the snow was lightly wind effected and upside down, however; with wide powder skis, even weight and some speed it was very easy to stay on top. The south slopes were not wind effected and therefore was less upside down and skied much better. The little bit of sun that poked through early afternoon did not effect the snow at altitude.