Observation 1/24/2025 local_see
Thin Conditions on Gothics North Face
Gothics North Face
Date & Time
1/24/2025 alternate_email 10:00 AM
Location
Gothics North Face
Elevation & Aspect
3500' / Northwest
Mode of Travel
XC Skiing/Snowshoeing
Red Flags
Drifting Snow / Windloading
Observation Details
Extremely thin snow conditions observed on a bulk of the Gothics North Face with an exception of the far lookers left and lookers right areas near the trees/ vegetation (these areas varied between 10-60cm of unconsolidated snow on top of ice). A lot of the slide was 0-5cm of snow on top of exposed rock or extremely thin ice. We observed a few isolated pockets of windloading, mainly above 4k'. There may be concern in the future where windslabs or drifting snow can bond weakly to the exposed ice/ rock and be difficult to discern from a distance. There was a lot of northerly wind activity during the day, but not much snow for transport.
