Observation Date
4/8/2014
Observer Name
Toby Weed
Region
Logan » Logan River » Wood Camp
Location Name or Route
Wood Camp
Weather
Sky
Few
Wind Direction
West
Wind Speed
Moderate
Weather Comments
Very warm by noon.
Snow Characteristics
Snow Surface Conditions
Damp
Snow Characteristics Comments
A foot or less of saturated April snow above dusty March melt-freeze snow up to around 7500', with more in some higher elevation and favored areas.
Red Flags
Red Flags
Cracking
Collapsing
Rapid Warming
Poor Snowpack Structure
Red Flags Comments
Collapsing and cracking within the upper layers, with easy collapsing failure in sopping wet snow below a translucent M/F crust.
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Wet Snow
Trend
Increasing Danger
Problem #1 Comments
Wet and heat-related activity becoming more likely as nighttime temperature remain well above freezing at upper elevations and rise into the mid-fifties during the day. Natural loose wet avalanches likely, and maybe more destructive wet slabs becoming possible.
Comments
Went up into Wood Camp and was certainly impressed by remnants of a large natural avalanche from March. (Thanks to Nate for the heads-up)
Video
The large natural avalanche from mid-February took out hundreds of 30-year-old trees and left a large pile of debris; many acres in the flats are still buried.
GPS Photo from near toe. Map-point submitted showing extent of runout evidence.
41°48'16.6"N 111°39'30.3"W
41.804620, -111.658420
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Considerable
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Considerable
Coordinates
