Snowpack

Observation: Park City Ridgeline

Jake HutchinsonSalt Lake
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Quick report

Red Flags
Recent Avalanches, Heavy Snowfall, Wind Loading, Cracking, Collapsing
Red Flags Comment
<p>Nuking snow and wind. Easily triggered cornices and wind slabs. Didn't need a shovel to understand what was going on today.</p>

Did a quick test pit on a NE facing slope after triggering a much wider and deeper than expected cornice/wind slab on a test slope I frequently abuse. Test results didn't match real life. A good lesson not to put all your eggs in one snow pit...

Snowpack

Instability Comment
<p>See comments above and photos/video below</p> <p>I didn't see any evidence of the NSF/SF that existed prior to this storm event, but I know it's out there.</p>

mostly wind packed snow.  Trail breaking went from easy to brutal.  Very upside down in most places I travelled