Snowpack

Observation: North Ogden Divide

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Red Flags
Heavy Snowfall, Cracking
Red Flags Comment
<p>Lots of cracking. No huge red flags but if it keeps snowing into saturday at a little more than average it could be enough of a slab. </p>

Lots of wet snow again today. Sorry no Photos to wet. This melt crust is quite interesting It might be a rain crust from the last weekends storm (12/10). I was surprised at how dry the snow was under this crust. In some places the crust wants to stay in tact but in others it just shatters like a pane of glass. I am not sure how a load will sit on this layer and if it will have any propagation propensity.

Snowpack

Instability Comment
<p>Wind was blowing with drifting snow again today. Surprise 8" in some places. </p> <p>Did not look on any other aspect than south really today. Did not find much for the persistent layer but It might still live on other parts of compass.</p>

On all south aspects from 6800-8000 I found a Melt Freeze crust from the sun on Monday.  Under this crust is dry light snow that is easy to collapse.