Observation: Uintas 1/31/2012

Observer Name:

Meisenheimer, Gordon, Scroggin, Clint

Region:

Uintas

Observation Date:

01/31/2012

Location or Route:

Bald Mt Pass

Weather

Sky:

Clear

Snow Characteristics

Snow Surface Conditions:

Powder

Wind Crust

Primary Concern

Primary Concern:

Deep Slabs

Probability:

Considerable

Aspect:

North

Northeast

East

Northwest

Elevation:

High

Mid

Trend:

Same

snow_profile_location:

Comments - Photos - Videos (group 1)

Turn up the Volume and hear the collapse and the sound of the shear. Awesome!

Attention: Even though this test took a good thump to get it to fail, NONE OF THAT MATTERS. We have weak snow with strong snow on top......Enough said. We can TRIGGER avalanches. Keep it low angle and avoid the steep slopes. This avalanche will break far and wide and could be unsurvivable. There is plenty of great riding and turning in the low angle meadows.

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Video 1:

Observed Danger Rating:

Considerable

Forecast Danger Rating:

Considerable