Recent Avalanches? | No |
Collapsing (Whumphing)? | Yes |
Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | Yes |
Skied from Independence Mine PL up maintenance trail to S. end Gold Cord Basin.
Recent Avalanches? | No |
Collapsing (Whumphing)? | Yes |
Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | Yes |
Ski cuts on W. facing gully wall 0.1 mi N. of PL resulted in 6 in sluffs of wind transported snow sliding on M/F crust. See attached pic.
Party to mostly cloudy with calm winds and no new snow. Temps warming throut the day. At 1500 suface snow temp = -1C.
Wind transported snow with mix of loose and wind crust on slope. Boot penetration = 18 cm.
Faceting wind-transported snow on top of M/F crust with buried wind slab and more facets beneath to ground. CT14Q1@45cm. ECT14@45cm with no propagation. Wind slab breaking on layer of facets. Temp profile on lower snowpack showed > 1C/10cm snow. Enough to cause observed faceting in lower snowpack. Wind transported snow transitioning to facets. See attached snow pit.