Observation: Salt Lake

In the coming days, I would expect both loose wet and dry avalanches (weakening surface snow on crusts) on the sunny and sheltered aspects, but neither really have enough snow to warrant more than a slight mention.

High northerly terrain has a couple cm of snow above a couple cm wind crust which in turn sits above another few cm of faceted snow above a more stout temperature crust. Sheltered northerlies are similar but lack the wind crust. In general we found a few inches of soft, turnable conditions above a supportable crust from high northerly Days Fork all the way into Mill Creek.

Lower elevations are taking a hit with the relatively dry March and the harsh March melt-off.

We exited Soldier Fork and remained on snow all (but for 50meters) the way to the MCC gate

Very good lock-up of the snow surfaces beneath a few inches of soft settled powder.  All crusts supportable with some hint that the new couple inches of snow may bake down for a quick-lived quasi-corn cycle in a couple days.  Sheltered snow surfaces hold a couple inches to a skiff of weakening snow down to 8000' and may allow the weekend storm snow to bond poorly in areas where the facets are preserved.