January 7
Alta guard station, Holy Toledo, Cardiac ridge, room of doom, Mineral fork.
Elevations, slope angles and aspects
7200-10600', angles over 35°, all aspects.
Snow conditions
Variable snow from boilerplate up in the wind zone to soft and creamy in sheltered and shady.
Small grained surface hoar
was widespread
on all aspects anat all elevations. Melting on sun exposed.
Faceting continues in the upper layers with continued surface sluffing on the steep and shady.
Weather
Clear and sunny, moderate temperatures and light wind.
Avalanche activity
Glide cracks
zoomed
From the bottom
lookers left
lookers right
Glide cracks return to Cardiac ridge. Took awhile for wet mid December conditions to move through the layering to the ground.
Mineral Fork
Large avalanche in upper Mineral fork from December 29th.
Including room of doom, santiago, barrieto, and beyond. Debris pile to the lower flats.
Evaluation
Mostl ystable snow with surface sluffing on the steeps.
Weather guessers have a little one scheduled.
Hoping for wind to blow away some of the hoars but, it ain't gonna do shit about the faceting.
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