Observation: 10420 12/3/2010

Observer Name:

Brian Muller

Region:

Salt Lake
Big Cottonwood Canyon
10420

Observation Date:

12/03/2010

Location or Route:

Hidden Canyon Gate to 10420 Peak

Weather

Sky:

Overcast

Precipitation:

Light Snowfall

Wind Direction:

North

Wind Speed:

Moderate

Weather Comments:

Snow Characteristics

New Snow Depth:

New Snow Density:

Low

Snow Surface Conditions:

Powder

Snow Characteristic Comments:

Powder and Graupel intermixed

Red Flags

Wind Loading

Cracking

Collapsing

Red Flag Comments:

Punching through Windslab in places to lower density snow underneath

Primary Concern

Primary Concern:

Wind Slabs

Probability:

Moderate

Aspect:

North

Northeast

Northwest

Elevation:

High

Trend:

Same

Primary Concern Comments:

My biggest worry would be a windslab or heavy amounts of new snow on top of the well insulated surface hoar layer in the area I was touring in. Haven't seen much surface hoar in other areas, but I assume it still exists in other places

Elevation:

10400'

Aspect:

Northwest

Slope Angle:

snow_profile_location:

United States

40° 36' 2.1384" N, 111° 33' 30.9924" W

Observed Danger Rating:

Moderate

Forecast Danger Rating:

Moderate

Snow Profile Location

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