Obs-Snow Profile: Chicken Hill 1/22/2011

Observer Name:

Eric Flygare

Region:

Chicken Hill
Bunch Grass
Logan River
Logan

Observation Date:

01/22/2011

Location or Route:

Chicken Hill

Weather

Sky:

Overcast

Precipitation:

Heavy Snowfall

Wind Direction:

Northwest

Wind Speed:

Strong

Weather Comments:

Periods of heavy snow and strong winds throughout the day. The wind howled most of the day and deposited significant wind slabs in ridge areas. We stayed away from the uppermost ridges but my guess is that the drifts are getting pretty large.

Snow Characteristics

New Snow Depth:

12"

New Snow Density:

Low

Snow Surface Conditions:

Powder

Snow Characteristic Comments:

Great Riding at elevations above 8400 feet. We made a couple of laps on Chicken hill, Magog East Slope, and North of the lake. The snow was nice and we never cut through to the ice layer other than where the wind had moved all the snow. Surprisingly few sluffs even on slopes over 40 degrees.

We cut loose one small wind slab on the East slope of Magog. It was 10-15 feet wide and and only a few inches deep. There were areas that the top 4-6 inches of new snow sluffed but nothing to be concerned about.

Primary Concern

Primary Concern:

Wind Slabs

Probability:

Considerable

Aspect:

Northeast

East

Southeast

South

Elevation:

High

Mid

Trend:

Same

Elevation:

8800'

Aspect:

North

Northeast

Slope Angle:

snow_profile_location:

United States

41° 54' 54.5328" N, 111° 37' 39.576" W

Observed Danger Rating:

Moderate

Forecast Danger Rating:

Moderate

Snow Profile Location

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