Snowpack

Observation: Bear Trap

Justin DSalt Lake
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Red Flags
Wind Loading, Poor Snowpack Structure

Overall a nice afternoon in Beartrap with decent dense snow on sheltered slopes. Windy on the ridge line with pretty nasty gusts ever few minutes. Storm moving in.

Snowpack

Instability Comment
<p>Wind blowing hard and transporting a lot of snow on the ridge between Beartrap and Willow. My skin track got covered by wind blown snow between laps on an exposed part of a West facing slope.</p> <p>Nasty frozen rain crust below about 8200 feet. Could this be a weak layer or bed surface under the new snow tonight and tomorrow?</p>