Quick report
Today riding conditions above 7000 feet were still good. Still hit bottom in a lot of places. Avalanche danger is low until the sun affects the slope Spring skiing is all about timing. We have both seasonal timing and daily timing. Today is a great example of that timing. Most slopes in the Northern Wasatch have settled. I was unable to find any reactive wind drifts today. I cut many cornice and stomped on cornice to no prevail in triggering any new avalanches today. I really think we did not get enough snow for anything to really avalanche let along step down. 8”-12” was really the storm total with Powder doing a little better. Solar issues were staled today with clouds on the upper mountains throughout the day. I found cold snow at upper elevations (above 8,000 ft) today even on SE and S aspects where I expected some warming even at upper elevations.
Photo 1. Getting to the Mountains in Ogden is getting soft!!
Photo 2 Biggest wind slabs that were reactive.
Photo 3. Chilly Peak 1
Photo 4. Clouds keeping the snow nice and cold over Snowbasin
Photo 1, Ogden Valley.
Photo 2 Cornice on ridge. Cut an stomped some of these with No reactivity on loaded slopes below.
Photo 3. Chilly Peak never disappoints. Looking North Ben Lomond, WIllard
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Increasing with warmer Ambient Temps and prob more sun.</p>
Damp in Morning