Snowpack

Observation: North Ogden Divide

brian smithOgden
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Red Flags
Wind Loading
Red Flags Comment
<p>Wind loading on the ridges, saw no other red flags. </p>

Photos of surface hoar yesterday and today.

Snowpack

Instability Comment
<p>Dropped many cornices above the divide without any results on the snowfields below. </p> <p>The past two days I have dug numerous pits south and north of the divide from 6000-7500 ft. I have not been able to find the buried surface hoar. I have been digging to five feet. Not sure why I can not find it, as I saw the surface hoar before the recent storm cycle. I have not been able to get a fracture with any of the ECT's in this area. Lots of new surface hoar forming out there however. </p>

Awesome turning on north and east slopes on faceted snow. Sun crusted on the south slopes. Wind scoured on the ridges.