Observation: Upper Weber Canyon 3/22/2011

Observer Name: 
Grant Helgeson / Craig Gordon
Observation Date: 
03/22/2011
Region: 
Upper Weber Canyon
Uintas
Weather
Weather Comments: 

Unforgiving 40 - 50 mph winds out of the S through W at ridge top moving a lot of new snow around. 

Snow Characteristics

New Snow Depth: 
4"
New Snow Density: 
Low
Snow Surface Conditions: 
Powder
Wind Crust

Red Flags

Recent Avalanches
Red Flag Comments: 

Shallow 4" deep windslabs were easy to trigger today, but, that's just part of the story.  Below the sensitive soft slab rests a hard slab of pencil hand hardness.  We found the hard slab to be about 16" in depth, more than enough to knock you off your sled or skis in the wrong location.

snow_profile_location: 
Comments - Photos - Videos (group 1)

Cornices have grown HUGE and are unpredictably breaking further back than you might expect.

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Video 1: 
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Comments - Photos - Videos (group 2)

Looking down at a shallow (4") deep skier triggered windslab.

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Observed Danger Rating: 
Considerable
Forecast Danger Rating: 
Considerable

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