Quick report
- Aspect
- Northeast
- Elevation
- 2896 m
- Slope Angle
- 12°
Rode snowmobiles on the east side of the La Sals, Dark Canyon and La Sal Pass. Snowmobiles would get stuck if you stopped facing uphill and required route planning to stay on top of the snowpack. Dug a pit: 9500'; northeast facing; 12 degree slope; approximately 44" deep; only significant weak layer at approx. 18"; bottom 6" was sugar/faceted. Could not get the weak layer to shear in our column, the column failed from the weak 6" layer at the ground surface.
Snowpack
Deep powder.