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Observation: Tony Grove

Observation Date
3/14/2013
Observer Name
Weed
Region
Logan
Location Name or Route
Tony Grove Lake Area, Naomi Peak, Cornice Ridge
Weather
Sky
Broken
Wind Direction
Southwest
Wind Speed
Light
Weather Comments
Pretty warm day, Tony Grove Snotel at 8400' reported 52 degrees, but high clouds and a breeze kept the temperatures at upper elevations tolerable.
Snow Characteristics
Snow Surface Conditions
Dense Loose
Wind Crust
Melt-Freeze Crust
Damp
Snow Characteristics Comments

Cloud cover and a breeze helped a bit, but by midday the snow was sticky, soft, and punchy in un-compacted terrain even up high. My sled would suddenly sink into soft slushy snow at times, especially in east facing areas, so I mostly stayed on packed routes....

Red Flags
Red Flags
Recent Avalanches
Rapid Warming
Poor Snowpack Structure
Red Flags Comments
i noted numerous loose wet avalanches on steep slopes from yesterday and today on slopes facing all dirrections at mid and upper elevations.
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Wet Snow
Trend
Increasing Danger
Problem #1 Comments

Widespread natural loose wet avalanches today and yesterday, mostly fairly small, but some bigger and packing a punch....

Comments

Here's a look at a few fresh loose wet avalanches on the west side of Tony Grove Lake (east facing 8200-8400')

A natural wet sluff ran a good ways down east facing Morning Glory Bowl in Cottonwood Canyon within the Mount Naomi Wilderness Area.....

And a few came off the steep south face of Mt. Gog

Fresh wet avalanche activity was visible from many areas in the west facing terrain across Logan Canyon from Red Banks Campground... Also could see evidence of sizable wet avalanches in Tab Hollow and on a few of the big east facing slopes in the Wellsville Mountain Wilderness.....