Snowpack

Observation: Cutler Ridge

Mike HOgden
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Quick report

Aspect
Northwest
Red Flags
Wind Loading, Poor Snowpack Structure
Elevation
2408 m
Slope Angle
28°

Snowpack

Instability Comment
<p>The wind was wreaking havoc on the Ogden Mountains over the past couple of days. The wind has scoured away any remaining good snow. All north- east aspects above 7500 feet had significant wind slab development.</p> <p>This is a bit stubborn. There are a couple of different layers of significance, but I think our major concerns are still going to be our basal facets. Our snow pack is healing, over the past couple of weeks of digging pits in the same zone have had progressively stronger bonds forming. 2 weeks ago we were still looking at fist at the bottom and today revealed 1F rounding facets.</p>

Skiing was difficult today as the wind had hammered the snow above 7500 ft.   it will be interesting to see how this next storm comes and and the new/old snow interface bonds.