Snowpack

Observation: Mountain Dell Canyon

KellySalt Lake
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Quick report

Aspect
Northwest
Red Flags
Rapid Warming
Elevation
2164 m
Slope Angle
21°

Isothermic snowpack in this location. Two distinctive melt freeze crusts. No results with stability tests. Wet rounding facets on the ground. Winds were starting to move snow around on the ridgelines and load leeward (north-east facing slopes). Facets on ground were 3mm in size with some hard edges. Snow temperatures collaborate for having a rounding and healing snowpack in this location.

Snowpack

Instability Comment
<p>Rollerballs noted on steep south and west facing slopes 6800' and below. As Drew said this morning it didn't feel like Utah out there with the warm temperatures, water dripping off trees, rollerballs, and pinwheels.</p>

Snow was damp with ski penetration 4-6"