Snowpack

Observation: Brighton Perimeter

ChesterSalt Lake
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Red Flags
Wind Loading, Poor Snowpack Structure

240ish cm depth snowpack wolverine bowl. Pic of flush probe! Flat light clouds untill 1pm then sun. About 1 inch or less of small flakes fell hard to tell w wind. Sun crust se-to guessing w.

Snowpack

Instability Comment
<p>Tour was high up to most time spent above 9300'-10400. Active moderate snow transport. Skin track 1/2 full between laps.</p> <p> </p> <p>Bonding with old snow drifts were fairly well behaved (lack of cracking) with worst bond flaking on yesterday sun crust(SE aspect is where the wind drifts and sun crust(weaker bond) are likely to intersect)</p> <p> </p> <p>Could load pwl is bigger concern (pc ridge)</p> <p> </p> <p>Etch a schetch-yesterdays tracks gone- some windboard, good snow where some sheltering. </p> <p>Cornices are growing and have new sensitive additions. Pic of cornice ridge is close to a pioneer peak cornice fatatity mid year 2000ish. </p>