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Observation: West Porter

Observation Date
3/29/2016
Observer Name
P Diegel, B Godlewski
Region
Salt Lake » Mill Creek Canyon » Porter Fork » West Porter
Location Name or Route
West Porter Fk, In Between
Weather
Sky
Obscured
Weather Comments
No evidence of wind in the last 24 hours
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
14"
New Snow Density
Medium
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Snow Characteristics Comments

Snow depth & density varied greatly by elevation, ~ 5 inches at the bottom of the skiable terrain and 14 in near the ridgeline. No evidence of wind scouring, slabs or deposits

Red Flags
Red Flags
Heavy Snowfall
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
New Snow
Problem #1 Comments

Skiiing steep terrain triggered consistent minor sluffing within the new snow. The new snow was resting on a hard surface, making steep skinning traverses challenging, but the sluffs we saw while skiing were only gouging 3 - 5 inches deep, running far but not entraining a lot of volume.

Avalanche Problem #2
Problem
Wet Snow
Trend
Increasing Danger
Problem #2 Comments

There was some evidence of some minor green house activity beginning when we exiting at 2 pm

Comments

Isolated several non-reactive columns about 24 inches deep

Today's Observed Danger Rating
Moderate
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Moderate