Observation: Wolf Creek Pass

Weather

Sky

Overcast

Precipitation

Heavy Snowfall

Wind Direction

Southwest

Wind Speed

Strong

Weather Comments

Scattered early morning snow showers turned into absolute stomping snow by midday.

Snow Characteristics

New Snow Depth

10"

New Snow Density

Low

Snow Surface Conditions

Powder

Snow Characteristics Comments

Dense, heavy snow from overnight band of moisture was quickly buried from intense wave of early morning and midday low density snow.

Red Flags

Red Flags

Heavy Snowfall

Wind Loading

Cracking

Collapsing

Poor Snowpack Structure

Red Flags Comments

Five out of five red flags surveyed say... it's getting creepy out there.

Avalanche Problem #1

Problem

Persistent Weak Layer

Trend

Increasing Danger

Problem #1 Comments