Obs-Snow Profile: Castle Rock 12/16/2011

Observer Name:

Weed

Region:

Castle Rock
Tony Grove
Logan River
Logan

Observation Date:

12/16/2011

Weather

Sky:

Few

Wind Direction:

North

Wind Speed:

Light

Weather Comments:

Beautiful day to be up in the mountains.... Still pretty cold in the shade..

Snow Characteristics

Snow Surface Conditions:

Faceted Loose

Wind Crust

Snow Characteristic Comments:

We found relatively deep snow in the Castle Rock Area compared to elsewhere. Rather inconsistent turning conditions on upper elevation slopes, with supportable shallowly buried and surface wind crusts and soft recrystallized snow interspersed. This would throw you since it all looks the same on the surface. Sometimes you'd sink pretty deeply into facets....

Red Flags

Red Flag Comments:

We saw no evidence of instability...

Elevation:

9300'

Aspect:

North

Slope Angle:

snow_profile_location:

United States

41° 54' 7.3908" N, 111° 40' 0.4764" W

Comments - Photos - Videos (group 1)

We found generally deeper snow in the Naomi Peak and Castle Rock Areas then we've been seeing elsewhere in the region.... The well seasoned snow surface is somewhat inconsistent due to wind and sun exposure, and we found better, almost powder-like, smooth recrystallized conditions on smooth slopes lower down at mid elevations...

Observed Danger Rating:

Low

Forecast Danger Rating:

Low

Snow Profile Location

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