Observation type
Snowpack

Observer
Anonymous

Keep me anonymous if published
yes

Location (general area)
Alto Diablo Lower NE Cirque

Latitude

Longitude

Date (yyyymmdd)
20230406

Time
1500

Road conditions to area
Dry Roads

Temperature
45

Sky
clear (no clouds)

Wind speed
Calm (smoke rises vertically)

Wind direction
SW

Wind direction in degrees

Slope aspect
North East

Aspect in degrees

Slope angle
45

Elevation
10200

Snow depth
70cm

Boot/ Ski penetration

Precipitation
None

Activity, recent avalanches
yes

Brief description
Several WL-N-R1-D1-I on East facing slopes off the ridge. Looks like new snow cross loaded off the ridge slid in the morning Sun.

Whumphing noises, shooting cracks. collapsing
no

Rapid warming
yes

Obvious avalanche path
yes

Terrain trap
no

Comment
Toured up Alto Diablo to ski the lower NE facing cirque. Slopes NW through NE held good supportable spring snow all day with varying quality depending on time of day. Sheltered, steep, true north facing slopes were still cold pow.

Several E facing slopes had cycled on top of a pretty greasy bed surface. WL snow I presume from the most recent storm. We observed one natural that almost made it to the flats below the N ridge. Nothing that would bury you but definitely knock you over!

Around 4:30pm we traversed through an east facing slope. Snow was refrozen but noticeably unsupportable.

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WL-N-R1-D1-I