Quick report
- Aspect
- North
- Red Flags
- Poor Snowpack Structure
- Elevation
- 2652 m
- Slope Angle
- 38°
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Weak pack set up that could lead to instability with a decent water event. </p>
photo 1: Bare ground on E, S, W aspects
photo 2: Thin approach
photo 3: Small surface hoar mixed with NSF and facets
photo 4: Surface hoar
photo 5: Otto favored the shallower areas where he wasn't swimming in weak, sugary snow
Snowpack
Snow only exists on the northern quadrant of the compass. Pretty much bare ground everywhere else. Facets, breakable crusts, and surface hoar all packed into about 38 cm at the deepest spots.
Fast and loud turns were of the "think light thoughts" variety as rocks and stumps are just barely covered. Overall very weak snow pack.