March 12

Porter Fork-Gobblers Knob-Porter Fork

Elevations, slope angles and aspects

6200-10k, angles over 35°, north and west facing aspects

Snow conditions

Settled snow.

Daytime heating quickly loosened new snow

point-release

on exposed aspects.

Slides appeared to be limited shallow new snow point releases from my viewpoints.

By afternoon, heating had wrapped to the shady side.

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Weather

Clear and sunny skies, warming temperatures and light wind.

Evaluation

Snow remains stable other than the predictable wet activity.

Weather guessers suggest more on the way so, future instability would be dependent on bonding of new to old and drifting.

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