Observation Date: 12/15/2019
Route/Location:
Gash Point summit.
Weather:
Mixed cloud cover going from completely flat light to sunny and back again.
About 6+ inches of low density new snow above ~7400′.
Snowed about an inch while we were there.
Wind:
Moderate winds out of the West actively transporting snow.
New Snow: 6-12″
Avalanche Activity:
No obvious signs of instability.
Other Comments:
6-12″ of low density snow on top of wind slab.
HS: 125cm-140cm
Challenging travel to ~7400′. Above that, great skiing with intermittent low snow hazards. Below 7400′, unskiable requiring tender skinning up and boot packing down.
Observer: Miles Knotek