Quick report
- Red Flags
- Recent Avalanches, Wind Loading
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Surprising. New avalanche activity noted in Exxon's Folly during the tour. North Facing, below treeline, ~11,000'. R2D2-WI. 300' wide, no more than 1' deep. Slab broke mid-track and ran for approximately 400 vertical feet. </p>
Below is a picture of conditions in Tele Gold, below Red Snow Cirque. Supportable creamy recycled powder.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Wind slabs will continue to grow in size throughout the day and should be the primary concern of a backcountry traveler. </p>
Skiing conditions above treeline was variable with wind crusts and recycled powder. Very easy to determine where the good snow was. Upper 4" were pretty creamy by very slick on the uptrack. Near surface facets will make a good sliding conditions for either wind slab development or storm snow. West and south aspect below treeline did not warm today and had mostly breakable crust (2 cm) conditions.