Quick report
- Red Flags
- Recent Avalanches, Wind Loading, Poor Snowpack Structure
Visible plumes off many points on the high ridge lines. Photo shows active windloading, crossloaded slopes, and old, blown in avalanches.
Noticed this avalanche right off the road on a steep north facing bank of the Weber River.
Just out for a cruise on the sled today so I didn't stray too far from the canyon bottom. I thought the wind loading was worth a mention. A lot of the old slides were hard to discern due to the fact they've been filled in by snow but I could still count avalanches from this last storm cycle on two hands. Another thing I noted was there were several slides that ripped out mid slope.
Moderate danger where I was traveling today but more like considerable to high in upper elevation terrain depending on slope angle and aspect.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Increasing danger on slopes getting loaded by the wind.</p> <p>Plenty of soft snow available for transport and the wind is blowing at moderate speeds from the NE/ENE. Potential for step-down avalanches if wind slab is triggered due to poor snowpack structure.</p>
Awesome riding conditions.