Quick report
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>the grauple (weak layer) is now there above 8000'. sun and wind crust below (bed) don't know what the future holds as far as snow and wind in the next couple of days to get a slab on top. </p>
FORECASTER COMMENTS: While graupel seems like it would make a significant weak layer with its 'ball bearing' appearance, it does not usually act as a widespread weak layer in Utah. It will occasionally produce some slab avalanches but they are generally fairly 'pockety' in nature. This is generally more pronounced in places where the graupel pools after it rolls off of steeper slopes. With no storms in the near future, this probably won't play much of a roll as a potential weak layer. Kobernik
Snowpack
there is a good coverage of grauple above 8000' now (not just pooled under cliffs although that was certainly happening). grauple was bouncing off crust like popcorn, noted grauple making micro "spines" at least halfway down aprons to tuskarora below 3 shoot and Millicent east bowl like a sand dune. There was enough grauple for it to start "stacking up"-grauple may be on slopes steeper than usual.