May be up to 8th inches of graupel up there.

Location Name: 
Northern Flathead Range
Observation date: 
Sunday, May 8, 2022 - 16:00
Is this an Avalanche Observation: 
No
Observation made by: Public

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Quick Observation

Great day skiing cold dry snow in the Flathead Range.

  • Toured into Remington Creek up to 7600'.
  •  6-8 inches of new snow observed at our highest elevations.
  • New snow appeared to be almost entirely grauple. 
  • These deep cohesionless pellets slough readily on steeps, but didn't seem to run very fast. It skied like cold dry sand and made a very pleasing hiss as we schussed about.
  • New snow appears to have started warm/wet and finished dry. It seemed well bonded at the interface with the old hard ice layer.
  • The kiss of death (the sun) made an appearance late afternoon (3pm) at mid/lower elevations and quickly wetted the snow surface on W/NW aspects.
Travel Details
Region: 
Flathead Range - Middle Fork Corridor
Route Description: 

Remington Creek

Activity: 
Skiing
Snowboarding
Snowpack Details
Snowpack and Weather Details: 
Hide Terrain
Elevation of observation: 
3500-5000 ft
5000-6500 ft
Above 6500 ft
Aspect(s) of observation: 
S
SW
W
NW
New Snow in the past 24 hours: 
8.00in.
Wind Speed: 
Light (Twigs in motion)
Wind Direction: 
Southwest
Air temperature: 
Below Freezing
Sky Cover: 
Overcast (OVC)
Highest Precipitation Rate: 
Moderate Snowfall (S2)