Recent Avalanches? | No |
Collapsing (Whumphing)? | No |
Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | Yes |
Followed the main skin track up the ridge, dont know many local names.
Recent Avalanches? | No |
Collapsing (Whumphing)? | No |
Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | Yes |
Wind loaded areas had cracking on ~W aspects above 30°.
Partly cloudy with E winds until 1pm, shifted to S winds around 1 and began to lightly snow. Rain below 1k.
Isothermal snow below 1,500ft, new snow w/ crust till 2k, supportable crust with 2-4 inches new snow above 2k.
Pit 1
1,800 ft SE aspect 270 cm deep
ECTN 22 just below crust layer 43 cm down, CT 16 on same layer and CT 28 75 cm down
Pit 2
2800 ft NE aspect just below shoulder ridge 420 cm depth
ECTN 5 on Mon/Sun interface, ECTN8 on Sunday/ Old snow interface, ECT16 on crust layer from pit 1