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Week in Review for 1/13/2018 - 1/19/2018
Submitted by andy on Sat, 01/20/2018 - 17:02
Dates of the Week:
1/13/2018 to 1/19/2018
- Persistent slab - No reported avalanches
- Wind slab - No reported avalanches
- A mix of consolidating new snow and rain crusts on the surface early in the week. 5 to 12 inches of soft cold snow at the top of the snowpack after Thursday's storm.
- Persistent weak layer buried ~2 ft deep on sheltered northerly aspects. Snowpit tests still showing unstable results in some areas.
- High pressure and warm temperatures early in the week
- Light snow and rain Tuesday and Wednesday
- Stronger storm with lower snow levels Thursday night (5 to 12 inches of snow).