Observation: Grizzly Gulch

Observation Date

12/30/2018

Observer Name

Mark Staples

Region

Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Grizzly Gulch

Location Name or Route

Grizzly Gulch

Weather

Weather Comments

Light snow off and on through the morning. Real snowfall started around 1 or 2 with heavy snowfall at 3 with westerly winds.

Red Flags

Wind Loading

Avalanche Problem #1

Problem

Wind Drifted Snow

Problem #1 Comments

Snowing and blowing and forming slabs of wind drifted snow.

Comments

Fresh wind drifts cracking

Video

Today's Observed Danger Rating

Moderate

Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating

Considerable

Coordinates