Recent Avalanches

Rapid Warming

Poor Snowpack Structure

Due to lack of overnight refreezes over the past three days, glissening/saturated wet grains were observed 30 to 45 cm down. At best, the new snow was resting on a friable/minimal 2 cm inch thick melt freeze crust. Snow pit tests were indicating clean sheers directly below this crust at the top of the wet grain layer. These wet grains were large (up to 3 mm) and very loose and cohesionless. Temperatures were warm but due to early morning cloud cover they did not sky rocket as quickly as possible. Minimal loose wet avalanches observed on E and S aspects. We stopped riding at 1500 and the west slopes were receiving intense heat from sun, and roller ball activity was initiating. This abundant heat, in combination with previously sighted deep wet grain layers may have led to the production of wide spread wet loose activity before days end. And, any loose wet activity appears to have the potential to step down into the deeper wet grain layers.