Quick report
• No avalanche activity observed save for a few small chunks of cornice breaking off in Shed 7 West. • Visibility of distant terrain was pretty good and we could not view any crowns or debris. • Snow depths on the Canyon floor are about 10-14”. Depths at 5000’ increased to about 20”, and above 6000’ ranged from 2-4’. • A quick test pit in the Burnout avalanche path revealed a right side up snowpack without any notable weak layers (pit profile below). The basal layers consisted of moist grains capped by a thin, fragile melt-freeze crust. • Light westerly winds were transporting minimal amounts of snow near ridge crests (photo). The cornice above Shed 7 West is beginning to grow. • No other signs of instability observed.
Weather
- Cloud Cover
- broken
- Wind Loading
- light
- Snow Avail For Transport
- large amounts
• Broken skies with only occasional very light snow showers. • Winds were calm or light from the SW with occasional moderate gusts above 6000’. • Daytime highs hovered around the freezing point on the Canyon floor and reached the mid-teens °F up around 6400’ elevation.