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Observation: Central Bear River Range

Observation Date
1/30/2014
Observer Name
D. Tidhar
Region
Logan » Central Bear River Range
Location Name or Route
Central Bear River Range
Weather
Sky
Overcast
Precipitation
Light Snowfall
Wind Direction
West
Wind Speed
Light
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
5"
New Snow Density
Medium
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Snow Characteristics Comments
While a foot or so may have fallen prior to our arrival in the morning, I would say there was an average new loose snow depth of somewhere around 5" on the west/northwest slopes we skied at an elevation of around 7500-8900'. The remainder of the loose new snow was already either compacted or blown off from the wind.
Red Flags
Red Flags
Wind Loading
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
New Snow
Trend
Same
Avalanche Problem #2
Problem
New Snow
Trend
Same
Comments
Did not see any signs of instability in the snowpack other than a few surface cracks of only a few inches depth in a few spots along our skin track. Poor visibility so could not see any adjacent slopes. Sorry Toby, a few others were out enjoying the mountains...interesting that we did not observe any of the gropel or surface riming you saw at Tony Grove.
Danger rating is for slopes we skied.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Considerable
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Moderate