Trigger | Skier | Remote Trigger | No |
Avalanche Type | Dry Loose Snow | Aspect | Southwest |
Elevation | 2800ft | Slope Angle | unknown |
Crown Depth | 13in | Width | unknown |
Vertical Run | unknown |
Toured out from glen alps parking lot around 2pm towards skiers gully and Little O’Malley to assess how the new snow is bonding to the old snow surface, look for natural avalanches, and ski some sweet powder!
Trigger | Skier | Remote Trigger | No |
Avalanche Type | Dry Loose Snow | Aspect | Southwest |
Elevation | 2800ft | Slope Angle | unknown |
Crown Depth | 13in | Width | unknown |
Vertical Run | unknown |
Triggered a few small (≤D1) dry loose avalanches while skiing down. Avalanches moved fast and were eager as the new snow was sitting on a very firm surface (pics below)
Recent Avalanches? | Yes |
Collapsing (Whumphing)? | No |
Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | No |
Natural dry loose avalanches in the area (pics below)
Temps around -5°F throughout the afternoon, felt much colder in valley bottoms.
Calm winds until ~3000' where they picked up slightly and were transporting some snow along the skiers gully saddle (pic below)
Sunny!
~30cm of very dry low density snow! The new snow gained slight density higher in elevation, having a bit more of a 'creamy' texture. Thin surface wind-skin found at saddle between False Peak and Little O'Malley.
Dug a quick pit in skiers gully on a SW aspect at 3000' to do a quick ECT. No results from this test (ECTX).
Height of snowpack in this location was 185cm, there was 37cm of new snow in this location
New snow was sitting on top of a very firm surface