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Observation: Moab

Observation Date
11/13/2015
Observer Name
Mark Staples
Region
Moab
Location Name or Route
Geyser Pass
Red Flags
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Heavy Snowfall
Red Flags Comments
3 inches of SWE added to the snowpack in 12 hours on the night of November 10th. The total SWE went from 1.5 to 4.5. That's an increase of 200% and a massive load for any snowpack to recieve in such a short amount of time.
Comments

I pulled two photos from Facebook and I do not know who took them. One is from November 6 prior to the heavy snowfall and shows pretty good coverage in the starting zones. The other is from the Geyser Pass Trailhead from November 11 after the storm.

Today's Observed Danger Rating
None
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
None