Obs-Snow Profile: West Bowl 12/12/2010

Observer Name:

Kelly, Boer

Observation Date:

12/12/2010

Region:

Salt Lake
Big Cottonwood Canyon
Silver Fork
West Bowl

Location or Route:

Silver Fork, West Bowl, LCC

Weather

Sky:

Obscured

Wind Speed:

Calm

Weather Comments:

Heavy fog did not begin to break until close to 1pm. Skiing was very good until sun came out and then things heated up fast. Could hear and see water pouring off the trees into the snowpack.

Snow Characteristics

New Snow Density:

High

Snow Surface Conditions:

Damp

Snow Characteristic Comments:

Damp heavy snow on N-NE aspects. Skiing down on S-SW aspects back to Alta was damp. Observed a skier triggered wet slide in a gully on a SE aspect (where expected). We observed roller balls about the size of microwaves.