Obs-Snow Profile: Tuscarora 2/17/2011

Observer Name: 
d jackson
Region: 
Tuscarora
Big Cottonwood Canyon
Salt Lake
Observation Date: 
02/17/2011
Location or Route: 
Rocky Point- Tuscarora- Wolverine- Patsy Marley
Weather
Weather Comments: 

 

Overcast to Broken sky with a few sun breaks and generally good visibility from midday- a snow flurry or two but no accumulations. Light W winds trended SW and increased to Moderate at Ridge top from late afternoon. 

Snow Characteristics

Snow Characteristic Comments: 

 

20-30cm of the 16 and 17 Feb Storm snow was not nearly dense enough to keep you from bottom feeding. Traveling conditions were decent where the pre storm interface/ 16 Feb Crust was smooth and consistent but most terrain had a very gruff and inconsistent bed surface with a mix of thick, wind sculpted features reminding me of the snowy white wastelands of an Ansel Adams photograph. That said- did find generally good stability with slope cuts producing only minor propagation of a reluctant and isolated 4 finger slab out of steep features- involving only the 16 Feb storm snow and running loosely with minimal energy.   
Elevation: 
10600'
Aspect: 
East
Slope Angle: 
42
17 Feb profile.jpg
snow_profile_location: 
United States
40° 34' 59.4912" N, 111° 35' 53.1276" W
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Observed Danger Rating: 
Moderate
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