Observation: Brighton Perimeter

Observation Date

4/11/2013

Observer Name

Patrick

Region

Salt Lake

Location Name or Route

Brighton Perimeter

Weather

Sky

Overcast

Precipitation

Light Snowfall

Wind Speed

Light

Weather Comments

Spots of sun and light wind ascending ridgeline adjacent to Brighton Periphery

Snow Characteristics

New Snow Depth

New Snow Density

Medium

Snow Surface Conditions

Dense Loose

Snow Characteristics Comments

very creamy powder, not as heavy as it could have been

Red Flags

Recent Avalanches

Red Flags Comments

There was a decent sized debris pile mid slope dropping back into the Crest area

Avalanche Problem #1

Problem

Persistent Weak Layer

Problem #1 Comments

Further up the ridgeline, there were several large cornices, but snow seemed to be settling in well from the light storm the night before.

Comments

Crusts were buried by most of the storm snow down low, will be interesting to see how another storm does on the damp snow...