Mostly stable in the southern WF Range

Location Name: 
Southern Whitefish Range
Observation date: 
Wednesday, March 21, 2018 - 22:45
Is this an Avalanche Observation: 
No
Observation made by: Public

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Quick Observation
  • Went for a tour in the southern Whitefish Range following the Ambre traverse to the North Fork.
  • Broken skies, no precip, calm or sometimes light & variable winds, and temps near freezing above 6000 feet elevation by the afternoon.
  • Found mostly stable snow today. No storm slab instabilities and great skiing, especially on shady aspects.
  • The persistent clouds kept the wet loose activity to a minimum above 6000 feet elevation, but by late afternoon there were a few small (D1) wet loose avalanches running on steep sunny aspects (photo - E face of Standard Peak).
  • Otherwise no avalanche activity observed and no other signs of unstable snow.
Snowpack, Avalanche, Weather Images: 
Travel Details
Region: 
Whitefish Range - Southern (south of Coal Creek)
Route Description: 

 Left WMR and climbed Skook Ridge and kept working east, over Standard Peak, then on to Big Creek and the North Fork of Flathead.

Activity: 
Skiing
Snowpack Details
Snowpack and Weather Details: 
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Elevation of observation: 
3500-5000 ft
5000-6500 ft
Above 6500 ft
Aspect(s) of observation: 
N
NE
E
SE
S
SW
W
NW
Red Flags: 
Rollerballs / pinwheels
New Snow in the past 24 hours: 
0.00in.
Avalanche Details
Avalanche Details: 
Date and Time of Avalanche: 
Wednesday, March 21, 2018 - 22:45