Quick report
- Red Flags
- Rapid Warming
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>As note above, no overnight refreeze and warm temps. Wet loose R1/D1 observed on East aspect at newest/old snow interface. Glide R1/D2 to the ground on North aspects off Cardiac Ridge spotted from the pass. Conditions probably would have been worse if we hadn't had a few days of melt freeze and good moisture drainage in the days prior. </p>
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Loose wet will remain an issue until the impending front cools things off. If there is no refreeze tonight, expect deteriorating snow quality and loose wet, both natural and human triggered. Given the expected front moving in, tomorrow may see less activity, but increased solar radiation and another warm day may be a concern. </p> <p>Glide observed in Cardiff demonstrates this threat. Except further instances over smooth terrain if the the temps do not drop tonight and tomorrow. </p>
Damp, slushy and dirty snow. Riding conditions were reportedly slushy by 9:00am on south aspects. Full slush, grabby conditions for our descent at 12:00 from the pass. The upper turns were manageable, mid to lower elevations were challenging at best. Some pinwheels triggered on our descent, despite avoiding steepest aspects off of Cardiff.