Observation Date
12/1/2021
Observer Name
Craig Gordon/ Ted Scroggin
Region
Uintas
Location Name or Route
Upper Whitney Basin
Weather
Sky
Few
Wind Direction
Northwest
Wind Speed
Calm
Weather Comments
Clear, mild and warm temperatures and calm winds. The calendar says December, but man it did not feel like a December day on the north slope.
Snow Characteristics
Snow Surface Conditions
Dense Loose
Faceted Loose
Wind Crust
Melt-Freeze Crust
Damp
Snow Characteristics Comments
A variety of early season snow conditions out there right now with the surface snow loose and unconsolidated and some heat and wind crusts from October and November.
Red Flags
Red Flags
Poor Snowpack Structure
Red Flags Comments
Not a real issue at the moment, but the snow pack has lost some structure on the high cold shady slopes where loose faceted snow makes up a good portion of the snow pack.
Avalanche Problem #1 Snow Profile Comments
Not a lot going on currently with the snow pack, but watching how the surface snow continues to weaken and how things will behave with a possible storm next week.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
None
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
None
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