60-65 cm on ground in the area, watching snotel sites, the further south you go, the shallower the pack is. For right now, feel good about pack in sheltered slopes, much like Brett remarked about Central Wasatch earlier this season. Different story on ridgetops and summit. Wind has been busy, as usual for Plateau, with significant damage at highest elevations. Cornice stomping on GE hill roadside test slope snapped out refrigerator sized chunks that remained intact. Natural activity along Wedding Ring Ridge also left large divit's and rolled to the bottom unscathed.
We are feeling good about the layering in the Northern part of the plateau, but worried more about southern end, Ephriam Canyon, etc.
Our second snowpit was more northernly and while showing the same overall structure, the wind skin was thicker, and the ECT would not propagate or fail at all. Reminds me of Brett's early assessment of the Central Wasatch and we are hopeful for keeping the storms coming and a strenghening snowpack.
Red Flags
Wind Loading
Cracking
Red Flag Comments:
Sensitive Cornices
Primary Concern
Primary Concern:
Cornice Fall
Probability:
Considerable
Aspect:
Northeast
East
Southeast
Elevation:
High
Trend:
Same
Primary Concern Comments:
Hard slabs and cornice fall difficult to predict, but strong enough to lure you out
Secondary Concern
Elevation:
Mid
Secondary Concern Comments:
Faceting of surface snow and interface with Sunday's storm
Elevation:
9200'
Aspect:
East
Slope Angle:
30
snow_profile_location:
United States
39° 38' 14.7192" N, 111° 14' 52.1376" W
Observed Danger Rating:
Low
Forecast Danger Rating:
Low
Snow Profile Location
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60-65 cm on ground in the area, watching snotel sites, the further south you go, the shallower the pack is. For right now, feel good about pack in sheltered slopes, much like Brett remarked about Central Wasatch earlier this season. Different story on ridgetops and summit. Wind has been busy, as usual for Plateau, with significant damage at highest elevations. Cornice stomping on GE hill roadside test slope snapped out refrigerator sized chunks that remained intact. Natural activity along Wedding Ring Ridge also left large divit's and rolled to the bottom unscathed.
We are feeling good about the layering in the Northern part of the plateau, but worried more about southern end, Ephriam Canyon, etc.
Our second snowpit was more northernly and while showing the same overall structure, the wind skin was thicker, and the ECT would not propagate or fail at all. Reminds me of Brett's early assessment of the Central Wasatch and we are hopeful for keeping the storms coming and a strenghening snowpack.