Flathead Range

Great to see all the ski tourers out  there today.

• Skied north, east, south aspects. 7000' down to valley bottoms.
• No visible avalanches, or signs of snow instabilities.
• Some surface sloughing on steeper pitches, 40*.
• Moderate to strong winds on all aspects and elevations
• Plenty of loose snow for wind transportation with 4" of snow overnight , and 1-2" of mixed forms and graupel during the day.
• Winds were strong enough to create cornices on trees ridge lines.
• Good skiing, although the upper 24 inches is settling out, soft slab overlaying lower density snow.
• Sun made a few brief appearances, but not enough to affect the snow surface.