Date of Observation: 12/10/2021
Name: Alex Banas
Zone: Southeast Mountains
Route Description: Standard Uptrack for Coneys. Descended the first treed ridge in Coneys propper.
Observed avalanche activity: Yes
Avalanches: SS-ASc-D1-I
SS-ASy-D2-I
Weather: OVC skies, moderate down valley westerly winds, cold. H2D 5cm HST 70-100cm elevation dependent.
Snowpack: Widespread cracking and collapsing up to 20m infront of skis. 15-30cm of large-grained facets sitting below 70-100cm HST, Increasing with elevation. In the basal facets there looks to be a deteriorating 1cm MFcr that is faceting out. No mid-storm instabilities observed.