Snowpack

Observation: Big Cottonwood Canyon

Hardesty; AAI Level 3Salt Lake
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Quick report

Red Flags Comment
<p>No red flags though low-mass medium density graupel sluffs would move with provocation on slopes &gt; 40 degrees. Just enough sun to dampen - but not loosen - the easterly/southerly aspects where we toured. </p>

Both wet and dry sluffing expected for tomorrow, particularly as the sun/temps hit the new snow on the steep sustained southerlies>westerlies as well as east.

Snowpack

Quite good skiing on easterly terrain prior to the sun.  Northwest and north skiied also quite well in the medium to high density snow.  Bottom-feeding noted on easterlies.  No wind effect.