Snowpack

Observation: Parleys Canyon

ParadisSalt Lake
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Quick report

Aspect
Northeast
Red Flags
Poor Snowpack Structure
Elevation
2316 m
Slope Angle
15°
Red Flags Comment
<p>Still &lt;1 meter from basal facets, although not much energy right now. Snow from recent storms has formed a dense slab over this PWL. </p>

By afternoon, rain snow mix seemed to be creating minor channeling in snow.

Snowpack

Instability Comment
<p>Bottom portion of snowpack is entirely composed of facets. Some small facets also observed at interface between storms from last week. Neither of these produced easy propagation suggesting greater difficultly to trigger. Warm temperatures are have likely slowed or stopped the faceting process.</p>

Spongy, warm-ish snow.  Some spotty minor crusts on west, east, and south.