Weak over weak over weak

Carte pour le rapport du Réseau d'information en montagne: Weak over weak over weak

Conditions de neige

Les conditions de neige étaient :
  • Mouillée
Nous sommes restés à l'écart de:
  • Forêt dégagée
  • Pentes raides

Information

La journée était:
  • Chaude
Conditions d'avalanche
  • Augmentation rapide de la température jusqu'à près ou au-dessus de 0°C ou neige mouillée en surface.

Commentaires

Interesting snowpack results on Friday. Some failures above the January crust on surface hoar, and some below it in facets - see picture. In some places the crust is weakening. Extended column test produced mostly easy results that propagated quickly. Also noticed the overlying slab is quite variable depending on aspect (exposure to sun). Our main concern was steep open slopes below treeline with terrain traps. Definitely a weakness to keep an eye on as it gets buried...