Quick report
- Red Flags
- Poor Snowpack Structure
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Despite glassing much of the north side of Timpanogos, the northeast side of Box Elder, and the east side of the White Baldy Wishbone Ridge, we did not see evidence of widespread avalanche activity from last weekend. Perhaps crowns have blown in, but we did not see much in the way of old debris piles either. No cracking or collapsing noted. </p>
Overall danger estimated, conservatively, to be Considerable, Moderate, Low for elevation bands on the northerly aspects.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Profiles along East Temptation Ridge above Silver Creek, northwest of Silver Lake Flat and upper Tibble Fork</p> <p>8380' ENE: HS 85cm - stable snowpack. 10cm base of 1cm crusts and damp/refrozen facets. ECTX</p> <p> 9350' NE HS 125-135cm ECTX; PST 32/100 on 1.5-2mm rounding facets (4F+)</p> <p></p> <p>1.5-2mm rounding facets</p>
Northerly aspects had good soft settled powder with slightly weakening snow surface and 2-3mm SH.
Southerly aspects sported a 1-2cm breakable mf crust with radiation recystallization facets just above. See below.
Surface hoar -