Observation: Mirror Lake Highway

Weather

Sky

Clear

Wind Direction

South

Wind Speed

Calm

Weather Comments

Beautiful clear morning, but barely a good re~freeze, calm winds and very warm temperatures even at the 10,000' elevation.

Snow Characteristics

Snow Surface Conditions

Melt-Freeze Crust

Damp

Snow Characteristics Comments

Trail conditions quickly softened and became mostly unsupportable early in the day. Many slopes have gone through a wet loose cycle with lots of wet debris on all aspects.

Red Flags

Red Flags

Rapid Warming

Red Flags Comments

Unseasonable warm temps for the first of May and the snow pack is getting hit with some of the warmest weather this spring.

Avalanche Problem #1

Problem

Wet Snow

Trend

Increasing Danger

Problem #1 Comments

Slopes around the compass are going through a decent wet loose cycle with the big rise in temperatures.