Observation: Powder Mountain Backcountry 1/11/2012

Observer Name:

orum/pollick/kuhnly

Region:

Ogden
Powder Mountain Backcountry

Observation Date:

01/11/2012

Location or Route:

powder mtn periphery

Weather

Sky:

Clear

Wind Direction:

North

Wind Speed:

Light

Snow Characteristics

Snow Surface Conditions:

Faceted Loose

Snow Characteristic Comments:

loose snow with surface hoar. snow depth 77cm at 8110' 29 degree slope.

ECTX

CTE5 @65cm Q1 8-10mm BURIED SURFACE HOAR. ALSO ANOTHER SUSPECT LAYER AT 45cm WHERE IT GOES TO FACETS ALL THE WAY TO GROUND.

Sun exposed slopes had a melt/freeze crust and were either bare or extremely brushy. More like May.

Red Flags

Cracking

Collapsing

Red Flag Comments:

Also of note we had cracking and collapsing all over. One long shooting crack with a collapse on a north slope 8300' went 50'. Amazingly not releasing.

Primary Concern

Primary Concern:

Persistent Slabs

Probability:

Considerable

Aspect:

North

Northeast

East

Elevation:

Mid

Trend:

Same

Primary Concern Comments:

Still need more snow to tilt the House of Cards. All of the signs are out there but we could not get anything to move and we tried.

snow_profile_location:

Observed Danger Rating:

Considerable

Forecast Danger Rating:

Considerable