Observation Date
1/2/2019
Observer Name
Austin Boese
Region
Ogden » Ben Lomond » Cutler Ridge
Location Name or Route
Cutler Ridge
Comments
Shallow wind slabs, that are now hardening were evident above 8000'. These were mostly shallow (and covered) but total release would only be about 10-15 cm so was not a primary concern in the areas I observed. NS on top of these wind layers had collected some hoar frost of about 3mm, but the sun by the end of the day had started to break them down.
Dug a pit (more info in attachment) where it was technically a CTN, but with a little more force I got an SP at 75cm, failing on some very small faceted grains. Appears this would be very hard to trigger, but with a large load such as cornice it may go, but who knows.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Moderate
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Moderate