Quick report
- Red Flags Comment
- <p>Not many red flags. The new snow remained very well behaved with very little wind affect. There was minor sluffing on steep terrain but I could not see any slabs. Although there is faceted snow burid underneath the new snow as the old snow surface and facets between crusts, especially above 10,000' N-E facing, the new snow does not weigh enough to overload the facets. But we will have to keep an eye on the buried faceted snow if the snow piles up deeper.</p>
Yes, the snow is quite well loved and appreciated. And yes, this is the backcountry, not a ski area. I'm not sure this is more tracks in Cardiff Fork than I have ever seen but it's probably close.
There was quite a bit of sluffing within the new snow but not triggering any slabs.
Snowpack
- Instability Comment
- <p>Although it was not much of a problem today, wet sluffs might be more of a problem tomorrow with warmer temperatures and more sun.</p>
It was one of those days....fresh powder, sunshine, hundreds of very powder-hungry folks out enjoying the reason we all live in Utah. Snow remained delightful on the shady aspects, albeit a bit settled and denser than yesterday. The sun exposed aspects developed a thin sun crust on them by the end of the day. Most of the popular slopes are completely tracked up, and for good reason.