Obs-Snow Profile: Mill B South 3/2/2011

Observer Name:

Hardesty and Hosford

Observation Date:

03/02/2011

Region:

Salt Lake
Big Cottonwood Canyon
Mill B South

Weather

Sky:

Broken

Precipitation:

Light Snowfall

Weather Comments:

Light snow by noon or so.

Snow Characteristics

Snow Surface Conditions:

Dense Loose

Wind Crust

Melt-Freeze Crust

Damp

Snow Characteristic Comments:

Warm snow surfaces..

Red Flags

Red Flag Comments:

Red flag remains structure. Otherwise, lingering wind slab from the stronger sw winds.

Primary Concern

Primary Concern:

Wind Slabs

Probability:

Moderate

Aspect:

North

Northeast

East

Northwest

Elevation:

High

Mid

Trend:

Less Dangerous

Secondary Concern

Secondary Concern:

Deep Slabs

Probability:

Low

Aspect:

North

Northeast

Elevation:

High

Mid

Trend:

Same

Secondary Concern Comments:

Cant discount the deep slab. Consider Monday's hard slab release in Bunnels in the Provo mountains. My own ECTs had full propagation at 9000' north facing in Mill B South. The weak structure plus propagation energy is a yellow flag.

Elevation:

9000'

Aspect:

North

Slope Angle:

snow_profile_location:

United States

40° 36' 17.856" N, 111° 41' 38.2704" W

Observed Danger Rating:

Moderate

Forecast Danger Rating:

Moderate

Snow Profile Location

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