Recent Avalanches

Cracking

Collapsing

Poor Snowpack Structure

Traveled Willows-->West Monitor-->Square Top-->West Desolation to connect the dots on some of the PC Ridgeline's more dynamic terrain before this week's next snow. Consistent with the past days, had widespread collapsing and <150' shooting cracks on many surfaces that held old snow. Right in line with Hardesty/Torrey/Wilson's Obs. I found multiple West aspects that collapsed upon weighting. Many N and E faces near the PC (Square Top, McDonald Draw) and West Deso ridgelines had evidence of natural activity during the storm, most failing on the facet-on-crust layer but some failing on the density change that happened Saturday morning as the cold front took effect. Along McDonald Draw above The Canyons Resort I was able to consistently developed, weak facets on the October crust remnants that easily propagated in ECTs. Interesting was where terrain was rocky and steep and basal facets were not evident how the cracking would go to the ground, not just to the crust.