Quick report
- Red Flags
- Heavy Snowfall
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Only red flag was the new snow. We could not really get much to move, only rollerballs. Need a very steep slope to get the new snow sliding as wet loose. </p>
Surprisingly decent turning conditions today. Snow was bouncy and "styrofoamy." Made the wet hike in worth it. With an early start tomorrow you might get some good turns though once the sun comes out and it warms up, it'll go off quickly and become a damp, gloppy mess.
Photos:
1. Back to winter for a day - nice coating of snow and cooler temps. 2. As of 1pm, about 8" of high density new snow had fallen at 8000'. 3. The old snow surface had quite a bit of dirt on it. You can easily see the brown snow at the new/old interface. 4. As per usual on Thursday's, it was quite weathery in the Ogden zone. 5. Even with skin wax, Kory was hauling a few extra pounds of sticky, wet snow uphill.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>The old snow is very warm and damp so today's new snow was sticking to it like glue. I imagine you could get it to move but only on very steep slopes and with quite a bit of encouragement. Might become a bit more sensitive when the sun hits it tomorrow. </p>
There was about 8" of high density snow at the weather station (8000'). Much less at lower elevations.