Quick report
- Aspect
- West
- Red Flags
- Recent Avalanches, Heavy Snowfall
- Elevation
- 2073 m
- Slope Angle
- 30°
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Some activity on steep road cuts, photos below. Anytime this much water weight is added, it is red flag, I would expect a natural cycle occurred in the high country. I was in the foothills and did not observe any major red flags.</p>
New snow looks like it came in warm and is well bonded to the underlaying crust. Of note is one shear zone about a foot down, Not major but worth noting, it appears to be at the top of the denser snow at the start of the storm.
Photos below, road cut activity on the Chalk Creek Road, both at about 6000' elevation. Bad light.....north facing.
Photos below: foothill skiing and a typical meadow.
Hazard is for area traveled, I would say considerable in the upper elevations.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Some drifting in wind exposed areas and an occasional wind crust about a foot down makes me suspicious of the new snow.</p> <p>Moderate hazard in this area.</p> <p>With this much new snow and an increasing sun angle, I would be concerned about being on any slopes encompassing the south half of the compass once they start heating.</p>
Big storm here in SW Utah, 18" at 7000'. 14 in town from the last wave alone and I was told 24" in Kanosh. Generally right side up and capped with 8" of low density.
Pine Creek Snotel - 71" settled down from 81", Pahvants
Big Creek snotel, - 56" settled from 60" , Tushers