| Recent Avalanches? | No |
| Collapsing (Whumphing)? | Yes |
| Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | No |
Observation: Summit
Location: Fresno SE Ridge
Noon start at Manitoba. Ascended the SE ridge of Fresno to a high point of 4200′. Experienced unsupportable isothermal snow for most of the approach with some dry ground booting on the upper portion of the ridge. No evidence of recent snow from the last few days. We found dry settled powder on direct North facing slopes, and hot pow higher up (3500′-4000′) on West facing.
Obvious signs of instability
Observer Comments
We experienced a whumph ascending the ridge on multiple layers of crusts sitting on top of bottomless isothermal facets. We also experienced a whumph around 3600' on drier snow where the sun was just starting to take affect. We noted rollerballs off heating cornices and debris falling off heating rocks in shaded terrain.
Weather
Mostly sunny for most of the day ending with light cloud cover later in the afternoon.
Rollerballs on S to SW facing
North Aspect Debris
Skiing Slush Back to the Road