Quick report
- Aspect
- North
- Red Flags
- Heavy Snowfall, Poor Snowpack Structure
- Elevation
- 2743 m
- Slope Angle
- 24°
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>There was an intense burst of snow here in the ogden valley between 7pm and 10 pm last night.</p>
First time I have had any notable results in Compression tests or ECT. We finally have a slab over the weak layer we have been looking at for so long.
Photo 1: Looking out toward Powder Mountain and Hardware Ranch.
Photo 2: Monte Cristo Trail Head still looking thin.
Photo 3: ECTP 18 Sudden Planar
Photo 4/5: Weak Layer of Failure in Pit
Photo 6: Pit profile photo.
Photo 7: Looking north from Monte Cristo Peak toward Blacksmith Fork Canyon.
Photo 8: Very small Windslab that is now covered up. Probably happened right at the peak of precipitation.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>I did see a very very small wind loaded slope that had a natural avalanche today. The bed surface was a very slick thick melt freeze crust. See Photo</p> <p>This layer is still not stressed enough to create any natural avalanches. In most places we do now have a slab sitting on top of the weak facets now. Not just a fully faceted snowpack. You will have to find the right area where snow has piled up to trigger a well connected avalanche though. </p>
New snow was much lighter than expected with the warm temps. The warm temps did melt freeze and create a harder layer over the facets on the ground.