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Observation: White Pine

Observation Date
1/31/2019
Observer Name
Craig Gordon
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » White Pine
Location Name or Route
White Pine
Weather
Sky
Clear
Wind Direction
West
Wind Speed
Calm
Weather Comments
Beautiful day in the mountains with clear skies, bright sunshine, and light winds. Weather not effecting snow stability
Snow Characteristics
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Dense Loose
Faceted Loose
Snow Characteristics Comments
Soft settled creamy snow on a spongy, reboundable base. Excellent turning conditions with just a slight wind pat on exposed slopes in the alpine. Surface snow is faceting, providing great skiing now, but is quite weak and could be a potential problem with a warm, wet storm in store for the weekend.
Red Flags
Red Flags Comments
Lots of old crowns and decent piles of debris from the last big storm cycle. Snow, wind, and time have filled in a lot of crowns, but you get the sense the drainage experienced a widespread natural avy cycle.
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Normal Caution
Problem #1 Comments
Old news, but impressive none-the-less.... a large piece of snow in upper Gad Valley triggered with avalanche reduction efforts. Clearly illustrates just how well connected this slab was.
Comments
The Wasatch is lookin' mighty white and phat :)
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Low
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Low
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