Observation: Salt Lake 11/22/2010

Observer Name:

Paradis

Observation Date:

11/22/2010

Region:

Salt Lake

Location or Route:

Grizzly Gulch-Silver Fork

Weather

Sky:

Scattered

Precipitation:

Light Snowfall

Wind Direction:

Southwest

Wind Speed:

Moderate

Weather Comments:

Snowy and cloudy at 9am but some sun breaks by 2pm

Snow Characteristics

New Snow Depth:

New Snow Density:

Low

Snow Surface Conditions:

Powder

Snow Characteristic Comments:

Less wind affected than I would have expected. Even southfacing slopes off Emma Ridge down towards Alta skied well despite strong direct wind.

Red Flags

Wind Loading

Primary Concern

Primary Concern:

Wind Slabs

Probability:

Considerable

Aspect:

North

Northeast

Elevation:

High

Trend:

Same

Primary Concern Comments:

Strong winds from S-SW were loading north facing slopes. Windloaded snow did not seem as "slabby" as I would have expected, perhaps due to cool temperatures. The only activity I generated was sluffing from kicking small parts of cornices. Did not observe cracking in windloaded areas.

Secondary Concern

Secondary Concern:

Deep Slabs

Probability:

Moderate

Trend:

Same

Secondary Concern Comments:

Lower snowpack looking much better than last year!

Elevation:

10000'

Aspect:

East

Slope Angle:

snow_profile_location:

United States

40° 36' 7.5348" N, 111° 37' 53.7888" W

Observed Danger Rating:

Moderate

Forecast Danger Rating:

Considerable

Snow Profile Location

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