Obs-Snow Profile: Cutler Ridge 2/19/2011

Observer Name:

Doug Wewer

Region:

Ogden
Ben Lomond
Cutler Ridge

Observation Date:

02/19/2011

Location or Route:

Cutler Ridge

Weather

Sky:

Obscured

Precipitation:

Moderate Snowfall

Weather Comments:

Snowed 3 to 4" during day.

Snow Characteristics

New Snow Depth:

New Snow Density:

Medium

Snow Surface Conditions:

Powder

Red Flags

Collapsing

Elevation:

6300'

Aspect:

Northeast

snow_profile_location:

United States

41° 23' 2.3604" N, 111° 56' 2.5152" W

Comments - Photos - Videos (group 1)

Our party felt a collapse in a forest opening around 6300'. I dug a pit in the next clearing and found 1 cm buried surface hoar, frozen to the bottom of the MLK crust. The slope was less than 30 degrees, but compression tests produced a clean, energetic Q1 shear.

The dust layer is just under the new snow from Wed. 2/16, likely from the strong winds earlier in the week (2/14 through 2/16).

At 8200' on a NW slope, was also able to find intact surface hoar, with stability tests producing Q2 shears, mostly just above the crust.

Observed Danger Rating:

Moderate

Snow Profile Location

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