Snowpack

Observation: Bridge Canyon

brian smithOgden
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Quick report

Red Flags
Recent Avalanches, Heavy Snowfall, Wind Loading, Cracking, Collapsing
Red Flags Comment
<p>Lots of cracking, collapsing and soft slabs on test slope. </p>

Photo 1. cracking

Photo 2 graupel at 430pm

Video: soft slab on test slope @ 6200ft.

Snowpack

Instability Comment
<p>As reported everywhere, the new snow fell on the faceted surface which is sitting on a crust with more facets below the crust. Failures on test slopes, cracking and collasping. What I saw this afternoon was all soft slab as I was not up in wind affected terrain. </p>