Observation: Cedar Canyon Region

I scouted the glades just south of Rt 14 at the high point near the Cedar Breaks Junction. Coverage was spotty, but averaged 70-80 CM in protected areas. I dug a pit on a 27 degree slope, about 50 meters below a 35 degree rollover. This was the deepest weak layer I've ever experianced. CT0. Before I finished my back cut, the upper 50 CM separated and failed completely. I cut a second column, cutting the back slowly. I was 2/3 through the cut when the same thing happend. The facets make up the entire bottom 40 CM of the snowpack.

For those of us who tour around Cedar Breaks, this will be a danger for quite sometime.