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Observation: La Sal Mountains

Observation Date
3/30/2015
Observer Name
A. Sotkin
Region
Moab » La Sal Mountains
Location Name or Route
Mt. Peale
Weather
Sky
Clear
Wind Direction
Southwest
Wind Speed
Light
Weather Comments
Moderate ridge top winds. With light gusts below the ridge.
Snow Characteristics
Snow Surface Conditions
Melt-Freeze Crust
Snow Characteristics Comments
A solid freeze overnight provided easy booting conditions early morning. We skied perfect corn during our 10am descent.
Comments
As of 3/30, the SE face of Mt Peale still offers 3,000 ft of corn skiing. The apron allows for continuous skiing along the left and right margins, but it doesn't have much time left. With the cooler temps in the forecast, I think there is a good chance it will still be in next weekend. A big thank you to the Moab UAC guys who gave us the beta on how to access the peak when we ran into them on Mellenthin the day before.
There is a good looking SE facing line on Mellanthin that is still holding snow.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Low
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Low