Observation: Mill D North 1/18/2012

Observer Name:

fred

Region:

Salt Lake
Big Cottonwood Canyon
Mill D North

Observation Date:

01/18/2012

Location or Route:

mill d north to little water peak

Weather

Sky:

Overcast

Precipitation:

Light Snowfall

Wind Direction:

West

Wind Speed:

Strong

Weather Comments:

light snow with strong winds on the ridge (surprise).

Snow Characteristics

Snow Characteristic Comments:

wind transported snow on north through n. east.

south through south west blown clean.

Red Flags

Wind Loading

Cracking

Red Flag Comments:

As usual crappy snow pack. Pencil hard wind slab with 1/2 inch wind deposited snow on top. Edge of the slab was reactive while the whole thing is sitting on "the greatest junk on earth".

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Comments - Photos - Videos (group 1)

Nothing really new here. I think the best skiing will be where it was or has been dirt this last week IF it really drops 3'