Yellow Mountain

Yellow Mountain

 Southerly aspects have a facet crust combo beneath the new snow, which is producing unstable results in stability tests.  It's worth digging down to look for this layer if you're skiing on sun affected slopes.  Photo: GNFAC

This image is from the following advisory:
GNFAC Avalanche Advisory for Fri Jan 27, 2012
GNFAC Avalanche Advisory for Sat Jan 28, 2012