Observation Date
2/22/2018
Observer Name
Kikkert
Region
Uintas » Bear River Ranger District » Bear River West Fork » Moffit Basin
Location Name or Route
Moffit Basin

Chart shows temperature gradients recorded at Brighton from 2/12 to 2/15. Note that on the nights of the 12th and the 13th, gradients were nearly double that needed for faceting (anything above the red line).

Photo is of snow crystals from the 2/12-2/13 layer of snow. Note the small faceted grain, but also small broken and rounding grains. The lack of really pronounced faceting leads me to think we won't be dealing with this layer as long as some others we have seen this year.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Moderate
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Moderate