Snowpack

Observation: Salt Lake

Jake Hutchinson/AAI Level 3Salt Lake
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Quick report

Aspect
East
Red Flags
Poor Snowpack Structure
Elevation
3048 m
Slope Angle
31°
Red Flags Comment
<p>Jan NSF layer is still the biggest concern, but it is rounding and gaining strength. Test results show mod to good strength, little or no propagation propensity but the poor structure demands respect. A thin or weak spot could have much different strength/propagation characteristics</p>

Snowpack

Instability Comment
<p>Wind slab seemed to be on higher ridges, we didn't see anything directly but there was a bit of snow moving</p> <p>See above comments on structure - it's there, it seems tired but I am not ignoring it yet.</p>

New snow/old snow surface seem to be bonding well, many intentional ski cuts on steep test slopes revealed little or no surface sluffing