Observation: Moab 12/17/2011

Observer Name:

Ryan and Chris

Region:

Moab

Observation Date:

12/17/2011

Location or Route:

Far Skiers left of Funnel Northwest face/west

Weather

Sky:

Clear

Wind Speed:

Calm

Weather Comments:

Clear skies inverted temps, warm and wet west and south west sunny slopes.

Snow Characteristics

New Snow Density:

Medium

Snow Surface Conditions:

Powder

Snow Characteristic Comments:

Settled powder, not too dense at that elevation.

Red Flags

Recent Avalanches

Cracking

Collapsing

Rapid Warming

Red Flag Comments:

Pre Laurel cirque west face ripped. we were on a similar aspect slightly lower in elevation and dug pit on 32 degree slope/ guessed 29 degrees.. that's why i have a slope meter. Shovel tilt yielded no results/ compression test yielded cmt15 q1 .. propagated but didn't slide. Extended column didn't show Propagation, however after one skier rode, and I stepped closer to a tree, that same slope and thru all the shoveled snow, propagation was all around but think slope angle was low enough, nothing moved.. not enough energy.

Primary Concern

Primary Concern:

Deep Slabs

Probability:

Considerable

Aspect:

North

Northeast

East

West

Northwest

Elevation:

High

Trend:

Same

Primary Concern Comments:

Slopes are still waiting for a trigger

snow_profile_location:

United States

38° 27' 13.8888" N, 109° 15' 2.8548" W

Observed Danger Rating:

Moderate

Forecast Danger Rating:

Moderate

Snow Profile Location

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