Observation: Little Water 1/25/2012

Observer Name:

mark white

Region:

Little Water
Mill D North
Big Cottonwood Canyon
Salt Lake

Observation Date:

01/25/2012

Location or Route:

Little Water Peak

Weather

Sky:

Broken

Wind Direction:

West

Wind Speed:

Moderate

Weather Comments:

In the morning partly cloudy and warm, later on low moisture saturated clouds rolled in and snow became damp on all aspects traveled.

Snow Characteristics

Snow Surface Conditions:

Powder

Damp

snow_profile_location:

Comments - Photos - Videos (group 1)

Went to take a look at Little Water Peak to see if it had released in the storm cycle. Must have slid early in the storm cycle, no aparent crowns but obvious debris pile in the trees and out on the flats in the run out, crown must have been blown in.

Comments - Photos - Videos (group 2)

Small pocket below Tom's Hill, and another shot of the Reynolds Peak slide.

Comments - Photos - Videos (group 3)

Snow turned to Mank when the low clouds moved in, don't forget the skin wax.