Quick report
- Red Flags
- Heavy Snowfall, Wind Loading, Rapid Warming
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Despite the red flags listed above, Remarkable stability after a significant snowfall. Felt like the Utah days of old. Some Loose Wet activity was noted on specific terrain features near rocks facing the south half of the compass. </p>
Photos: 1. Superior early morning with increasing cloud cover. 2. Previous crown in Two Dogs still visible, but mostly filled in. 3. Cornice kicking with no results 4. Clouds beginning to clear by midday to reveal the splendor of the Wasatch and the tracks on tracks on tracks.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Relegated to rocky outcropings and steep gully walls facing south and east. Cloud cover may have helped keep this from being an issue early on in the day. Expect Sunday will be a different story with overnight lows quite a bit warmer than previous. </p> <p>There are some rather large cornice features out in the range and would imagine that with continued warming they will become seniative once again. Just waiting for a passenger to take the elevator ride.</p>
The storm snow had settled out to 12"to 16" in most locales we visited. Along the LCC/BCC ridge, the northerly facing aspects were wind scoured down to the rain crust, which made skinning difficult. The East/Southeasts skied the best. Hundreds of tracks across the range by midday.