Very reactive wind slabs developed overnight. 6-30inches thick.
Wind loading on all aspects due to swirling winds. Cracking about 3-12” thick around top of wolverine forest. No signs of persistent slab instability, deep snowpack throughout.
From obs. 1/19: "Wind was swirling in Maid of the Mist yesterday, mostly upslope winds that were transporting snow, but inconsistently and were difficult to predict where they were loading. We did not find widespread wind loading, but did get a very small windslab to release just below the top of the ridge (max 3-4" thickness, see image)."
From Obs. "Wind was swirling in Maid of the Mist yesterday, mostly upslope winds that were transporting snow, but inconsistently and were difficult to predict where they were loading. We did not find widespread wind loading, but did get a very small windslab to release just below the top of the ridge (max 3-4" thickness, see image)." Photo: C. Avis
From obs 1/19: "We experienced whumphs the entire walk in from the parking lot and had a pretty sketchy time attempting to ski a glade directly above fairy lake."
From FB message 1/19: "In between redstreak peak and white peak... The whole slope cracked... the one I stopped on I put my leg in the crack and went to my knee inside the crack"
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From FB message 1/19: "In between redstreak peak and white peak... The whole slope cracked..." C. Fregian
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From FB message 1/19: "In between redstreak peak and white peak... The whole slope cracked..." C. Fregian
From FB message 1/19: "In between redstreak peak and white peak... The whole slope cracked..." C. Fregian
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From FB message 1/19: "In between redstreak peak and white peak... The whole slope cracked…"
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