Still need more snow down low

We enjoyed the calm between the storms. The terrain below tree line needs more snow to reach threshold for avalanches (and to open up for skiing). We observed a mid-storm instability down 10-15 cm in the recent snow and the Dec 11 SH down 35-40 cm that produced resistant planar results in snowpack tests. Snowpack depths at 1200-1500 m ranged from 80-100 cm.

On a NW aspect at 1500 m with 90 cm of snow, snowpack tests produced resistant planar results down 10-15 cm within the storm snow and down 35-40 cm on the Dec 11 SH.