Observation: Pioneer Ridge

Observation Date
1/11/2014
Observer Name
Trent Meisenheimer
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Brighton Perimeter » Pioneer Ridge
Location Name or Route
Pioneer Bowl
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
16"
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Wind Crust
Rain-Rime Crust
Damp
Snow Characteristics Comments

Upside down mank...

Red Flags
Red Flags
Recent Avalanches
Heavy Snowfall
Wind Loading
Cracking
Collapsing
Rapid Warming
Poor Snowpack Structure
Red Flags Comments
They are all checked.
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Trend
Increasing Danger
Snow Profile
Aspect
North
Elevation
9,500'
Slope Angle
36°
Comments

Still finding fist hardness faceted grains low in the snowpack. Slab lacked connectivity, ECTN x 4

Rain - Rime crust found all the way to the top of Pioneer Ridge.

Today's Observed Danger Rating
Considerable
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
High
Coordinates