Date of Observation: 12/17/2021
Name: Travis Colbert
Zone: Southeast Mountains
Route Description: Up the gentle ridge across the gully from the main Red Lady skin track toward Coon Basin. Stopped just shy of Coon ridge (around 11,300 ft) and made some mellow turns in the upper glades.
Observed avalanche activity: No
Weather: Mostly sunny at 11AM becoming mostly cloudy by early afternoon. Very light SW breeze with intermittent snow flurries, but no accumulation.
Snowpack: Total depth depended on elevation and aspect, but around 60-70cm in the upper glades with 3-5cm new snow on a 5cm sun crust. The crust was more pronounced on southerly aspects and became less noticeable with the slightest tilt to the east. No signs of instability on 30-32 degree slopes.