-20F at Hope Junction, -13F at Summit Lake at about 9:30am. -3F at Summit Lake at 1:30pm
Clear and calm.
Observation: Summit
Location: General area observations
We hunted on skis on East facing slopes below 2,500ft between Fresno and Colorado Creeks
Minimal evidence of wind at our elevation, until we moved further south and the slope aspect went just *slightly* to SE. Then a 1/2″ to 1″ breakable wind crust formed under every roll in the terrain; very localized.
The high ridges between Summit Creek and Fresno Creek are blown clean to ground, but no other surrounding ridges are.
There are glide avalanches and wind slab avalanches everywhere, of all sizes and ages.
Some cornices are starting to form on ridges to the East of highway. I did not notice cornices forming to the west of the highway
Weather
Snow surface
Surface hoar from road level to about 2000ft. Little to no surface hoar above 2000ft.
4-8" of very dry non-cohesive powder on top of a crunchy crust. The powder seems to be faceting away. Ski penetration was always to the crust layer.
breakable wind crust, found on slopes with a subtle southern aspect and above 2,200ft. East and NE aspects were soft faceted powder.
Ridge to the north of Colorado Creek scoured to dirt
Ridge to the south of Fresno Creek scoured to dirt
Cornices forming on Butch
Cornice, and small cornice fall, on Moose by Roaring Ridge
wind loading on the north edge of Manitoba, and two skinners heading up
the high northern ridge of Hale Bop was the only other scoured area I saw. Also, some glide cracks on the left are filled in with snow and others have opened up again