Snowpack

Observation: Whitney Basin

Ted ScrogginUintas
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Red Flags
Wind Loading
Red Flags Comment
<p>Really no red flags in my travels today, some very minor wind deposited snow, but generally pretty quiet avalanche wise.</p>

Generally a low danger with the terrain I visited. Minor issues with recent wind drifted snow, mainly just sluffing of the surface snow.

Snowpack

Instability Comment
<p>My travels today were generally where the snow pack is fairly deep and the main issue would be with the approaching storm. With forecasted strong winds and heavy wet snow, it will be interesting to see how the snow pack handles the weight.</p>

Nice soft snow conditions and getting that time of year where moving around on sleds with a mostly supportable base.  The recent mild temperatures have helped to settle and consolidate the snow pack and things appear to be trending towards a mostly stable snow pack where it is deep.