Quick report
- Red Flags
- Wind Loading, Cracking, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>The winds were the big item today with very sensitive fresh wind slabs even into some of the lower terrain. Cracking with the storm snow was observed and did see some new snow avalanches that happened during last nights storm on steep north facing slopes. </p>
Sensitive wind slabs today, it did not take much to get this wind loaded slope to avalanche. One little step on a safe corner of the slope and the soft slab released. The strong winds continued to load north through east facing slopes.
Not sure if yesterday's wind and snow was enough to activate the deep buried weak faceted snow, but with more wind and heavy dense snow, this could all change. I observed just a few new snow avalanches that have already started to get filled-in. These were mainly on north facing slopes in the higher terrain.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>I observed very sensitive wind slabs along the ridge lines today, these were up to a couple of feet deep.</p> <p>Not sure if this first round of wind and snow was enough to get the deep slab active, but with the forecasted heavy dense snow and strong winds things will likely change. </p>
A nice storm for the area with about a foot of new medium density snow. The Uintas are really filling-in and the riding and turning conditions have greatly improved. Today's snow was a little on the heavy side and with the strong winds conditions were somewhat dense like.