Slab Cliffs Observations

We toured in the Slab Cliffs area to look at the recent layering of the upper snowpack and to find some cold unconsolidated snow.  Recent warm temperatures and sunny skies have been transitioning most aspects except due north to warm and wet snow with some sticky and slow conditions encountered during the day.  Northerly aspects in wind protected below treeline terrain had the best travel conditions with exposed terrain scoured from previous NE winds.  The upper snowpack continues to bond slowly with layers of graupel and large grain stellars.  While not very deep, these layers continue to show weakness with snowpack tests and will take additional time to fully gain strength.  No other signs of instabilities were observed in this area today.