Snowpack

Observation: Maple Bench

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Here's a short video observation.......

Afternoon storm clouds over the Wellsville Range.....

And an afternoon rainbow over Logan as seen from Maple Bench....

Snowpack

Instability Comment
<p>Dangerous avalanche conditions may develop in places due to poor overnight refreezes and very warm days. The snow is shallow and weak in some areas, and now saturated and soft...</p>

Shallow snow at lower and mid elevations was saturated to the ground and quite soft in places by mid afternoon.  Found myself post-holing to the ground in wet knee-deep snow.   Looked like it was more supportable in the morning judging by a set of recent tracks in North Hell's Canyon.    The Maple Bench Road is still snow covered in places up high and very muddy.  I parked near the forest boundary and walked through patchy snow and mud until I could put my skis on.