Wind Loading

Poor Snowpack Structure

Gusty winds at times were finding enough loose snow to blow and drift onto north through east facing slopes. No big issues in my travels early this afternoon, the wind drifts that were forming were of the soft slab variety, shallow and breaking at your skis and sleds. I would anticipate these to become more widespread and unmanageable as the storm develops. Still many areas with a shallow and weak snow pack, in those places where a slab is present, it seems a little relaxed and not reactive. Snow pit tests did not produce any alarming results. This will likely change with the forecasted storm