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Observation: Patsy Marly

Observation Date
11/20/2021
Observer Name
M Talty
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Grizzly Gulch » Patsy Marly
Location Name or Route
Patsy Marly
Weather
Sky
Obscured
Precipitation
Light Snowfall
Wind Direction
Northwest
Wind Speed
Light
Weather Comments
Arrived at Grizzly Gulch at 8:30 AM to find S-1 precip, mostly graupel. Precipitation tapered off around 1:00 PM as upper LCC remained in the clouds with sporadic pockets of visibility. Signs of cross-loading and wind ripples could be seen on the North faces of Wolverine Bowl.
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
4"
New Snow Density
Low
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Comments
Went up to Patsy Marley for a snow check and was pleasantly surprised to find great riding conditions on high elevation N facing slopes. The photo below shows a snowpit at 10,320' on a NW facing slope. New snow up at upper elevations totaled 4". The snowpack remains right-side up for now, and continues to hold multiple crusts (as seen in photo). The only result from our Extended Column Test resulted in ECTN-3 at the new/old snow interface. Snow depths below 9,500' are pretty abysmal, making the approach and exit less than ideal. It's worth noting these lower elevation conditions would make any sort of rescue complicated.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
None
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
None
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