Schneedecke

Observation: Sound of Music

Jake HutchinsonSalt Lake
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Quick report

Red Flags
Heavy Snowfall, Wind Loading, Cracking
Red Flags Comment
<p>Cracking is very localized and shallow, dropped a handful of motorcycle sized cornices with limited cracking and some minor sluffing. Tried to start a slide with a ski cut on Sound of Music main bowl, got lots of cracks but nothing moving. Really good skiing, snow knee to mid thigh deep.</p>

just a few picks from our cornice stomping and moon rocks skiing

Snowpack

Instability Comment
<p>I imagine you can still find spots where the new snow/wind slab problems from yesterday haven't bonded yet, but we couldn't find it despite best efforts on various slopes up to 40 degrees.</p> <p>Cornices are large and fairly sensitive although the ones we messed with broke somewhat predictably - these were on test slopes we are very comfortable with and low consequence. We stayed clear of the really big ones.</p>

Top 2-3" very sensitive and cracking locally without much effort, but not going anywhere.  new snow now seems bonded to old surface.