Pine pass update

Quick report

pamann · Dec 29, 2016 · Pine Pass

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Quick report

Weather
warm
Stayed Away
convexSlopes, steepSlopes, alpineSlopes, cutBlocks
Riding Quality
terrible

though no new activity was observed. The snowpack is setting up like a house of cards waiting for a trigger. Foot penetration is near ground. This is similar from valley bottom to the alpine. A weak base is being gingerly bridged by new storm snow. Time to avoid avalanche terrain. This problem is here for a while and will start to become more reactive with additional load.