Wet snow instability at noon on SE-S aspects Mt. Judah.

Supportable corn snow conditions on the SE-S aspects of Mt. Judah at noon were moving quickly towards unsupportable by 12:30 pm. Below 8,000' on SE-S aspects, there was a true corn setup with a well developed 6" thick melt freeze layer at the surface.  Supportable crust separated the wet surface snow from the dry snow below it as melt progressed through the late morning hours. At noon, ski cuts on SE-S aspect test slopes indicated the presence of the loose wet avalanche problem in this area. By 12:30, the crust separating the wet snow from dry snow was almost fully melted, opening the door further for the possibility of loose wet avalanches in steeper terrain.