Snowpack

Observation: American Fork

Kelly, Miller, WieringaProvo
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Quick report

Red Flags
Rapid Warming

We came across this avalanche in Centennial off the back of the Gargoyles that ran sometime in the last few days.

Photo of snow on the roof of a historic cabin in American Fork

Snowpack

Instability Comment
<p>Wet snow avalanche concerns will continue to flucutate based on temperatures.</p>

Snow surface ranged from very firm melt freeze on west facing slopes to soft corn skiing on south-east facing slopes getting softer as we lost elevation from 11,000- 8,600'. 

 

Photo of old wet loose avalanche and cornice fall on an east facing slope at 10,400'

 

Photo of frozen surface west facing slope at 10,200'