Observation: Chicken Hill 12/30/2009

Observer Name: 
weed
Region: 
Logan
Logan River
Bunch Grass
Chicken Hill
Weather
Sky: 
Obscured
Precipitation: 
Heavy Snowfall
Wind Direction: 
Northwest
Wind Speed: 
Strong
Weather Comments: 

Cold, snowing, windy

Snow Characteristics

New Snow Depth: 
7"
Snow Surface Conditions: 
Powder
Snow Characteristic Comments: 

drifting

Red Flags

Heavy Snowfall
Wind Loading
Cracking

Primary Concern

Primary Concern: 
Deep Slabs
Probability: 
Considerable
Aspect: 
North
Northeast
East
Elevation: 
High
Mid
Trend: 
More Dangerous
Primary Concern Comments: 

still spooked by weak faceted snow under 12-13-09 slab layer

Secondary Concern

Secondary Concern: 
New Snow
Probability: 
Considerable
Aspect: 
North
Northeast
East
Southeast
South
Southwest
West
Northwest
Elevation: 
High
Mid
Low
Trend: 
More Dangerous
snow_profile_location: 
Comments - Photos - Videos (group 1)

Nice facets from near the base of the snowpack on Chicken Hill stand out nicely on my red shovel blade...

Strong northwest winds

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Video 1: 
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Comments - Photos - Videos (group 2)

Large drift formed on our snowmobile track in just a couple hours on the flats just north of Tony Grove Lake.

Video 2: 
Observed Danger Rating: 
Considerable
Forecast Danger Rating: 
Considerable

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