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Observation: Monte Cristo

Observation Date
12/6/2016
Observer Name
kory and alex
Region
Ogden » Monte Cristo
Location Name or Route
Monte Cristo (Curtis Creek area)
Weather
Sky
Obscured
Precipitation
Moderate Snowfall
Wind Direction
West
Wind Speed
Moderate
Weather Comments
Sunny day becoming wintery with west winds in the double digits. Snow was falling at S2 by the time we left 9000 feet.
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
2"
New Snow Density
Medium
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Wind Crust
Snow Characteristics Comments

This snow that fell today was much heavier than the snow on the ground. There is a mixed bag of powder, wind buff, and grass out there right now.

Red Flags
Red Flags Comments
No red flags again. There is now more snow availible for transport with wind now. But not as much snow up Monte as I had hoped. I belive a lot of it blew away.
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Normal Caution
Trend
Same
Problem #1 Comments

I am going with normal caution for what I observed today. Old winddrifts were very stubborn even with the weight of snowmachine.

Comments

Went riding up Monte Cristo today. We want out Curtis Creek road to Arb basin. There is still very minimal snow in most places. I do not think there is enough snow in most areas to create avalanche conditions. Up in the higher elevation meadows there is still not enough snow for riding. A lot of the snow we got last week has now blown away! I was unable to find much for avalanche problems today but it was snowing when we left. 2 inches while we were riding.

Just some photos of current snow cover on Hardware ranch in the sun than up the Curtis Creek rd in the snow.

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