Quick report
- Red Flags
- Recent Avalanches, Wind Loading, Cracking
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Very little Natural activity observed from latest event, yet with the continual snowfall and winds, it may be that some of the activity that occurred during the High PI Rates of the storm have now been hidden and buried. See picture of a likely Graupel Pooling Slab that pulled out below these cliffs (aspect NNE, Elevation: 9600 feet); See above for Wind Loading information, and it was mostly confined to Upper Elevation Ridgelines. Cracking was observed in these Wind Slabs, yet they appeared mostly Unreactive and Stubborn. Regardless, the remote weather stations indicate this issue may be more pronounced in other Upper Elevation areas. Of note the skin trail and ski lines were being filled in by the hour during the morning hours from crossroading on ESE, S and SSE aspects.</p> <p>Of note: though not an issue right now, Radiation Recrystallization was observed with small surface facets developing on some of the solar aspects. And with the forecast for additional cold temperatures this may be something to keep an eye on.</p>
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>See above. The WNW Winds appeared to begin to die off around 1300 hours, and they may be played out at this point according to the latest forecasts. </p> <p> </p> <p>In terrain traveled today, the only issue observed was in areas where there had been recent Wind Loading. Lingering Wind Slabs may still be an issue in the most exposed Upper Elevation Wind effected terrain. </p>
Widespread Wind Effects ranging from Pencil to 4Finger in hardness. Yet, in protected areas the riding conditions and upper 15+ inches were light, rightside up and excellent. HST had settled out to an average of 18 inches on the Wasatch County side. By 1100 hours the South aspects were becoming damp even at 10,000 feet.