Quick report
- Red Flags
- Recent Avalanches, Rapid Warming
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>See picture of Natural Wet Loose that occurred around 1030 in West Monitor. This avalanche fanned out to at least 90 feet, and ran 650 vertical feet to the flats, while entraining and leaving 2 to 2.5 feet of debris. </p>
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>See above, and it was Likely that there were other Wet Loose Avalanches on the steep slopes that had aspects from East to South to West. </p> <p>Reports from American Fork Canyon indicated Natural Wind Slab Avalanches. As long as the winds remain Calm to Light the trend for this issue should decrease, and any old Wind Slabs may become more stubborn. </p> <p> </p> <p>The Danger today was mostly Low except in areas adversely effected by warming and sun. Moderate appeared to be the Danger Rating in these steep specific locations. </p> <p> </p> <p>For Wednesday, Low continues to cover most of the terrain, again with exceptions for any more Wet Loose and possible Wind Slabs if the winds do not follow the forecast predictions. </p>
6 to 8 inches on the BCC side of the Ridge, and 8 to at least 10 on the PC side of the Ridge. New snow was not blower, but definitely on the Lighter side. There were areas near the Ridge Line that were 4-Finger Hard due to some Wind effect. By 1100 hours the Easterly facing slopes with angles 25 degrees and less were getting damp. By the end of the day, all slopes (besides NNW, N and NNE) got damp and will be crusted in the morning. The Northerly facing slopes needed slope angles greater than 25 degrees to survive the rapid warming and intense March solar. Great powder riding on the slopes that were retaining cold snow. Old tracks, from folks that are riding too late in the day and leaving subsequently frozen ruts, continue to be an issue when we get any new snow. Any time riders carve into wet snow, the possibility of leaving a smooth surface for future riding is destroyed.