Snowpack

Observation: Soapstone

Garrett GilesUintas
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Quick report

Aspect
Northwest
Red Flags
Heavy Snowfall, Poor Snowpack Structure
Elevation
2896 m

Several consolidated layers are riding on top of a weak faceted layer at 35cm. With expected storm totals during current cycle, significant activity should be expected on N, NW aspects, particularly anything steeper than 25deg.

Snowpack

Instability Comment
<p>A weak faceted layer topped by several loading events presents continuous challenges. </p> <p>3 snow events sit on top of a weak faceted layer. Recent sun has consolidated these layers and testing proves movement at the buried weak layer. </p>