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Observation: Moffit Environs

Observation Date
2/19/2022
Observer Name
Craig Gordon
Region
Uintas » Moffit Environs
Location Name or Route
West Moffit Environs
Weather
Sky
Clear
Wind Direction
West
Wind Speed
Light
Weather Comments
Weather not changing the avy conditions
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
6"
New Snow Density
Low
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Snow Characteristics Comments
My ski pole is gobbled up by a combo of ultra-low density snow and growing surface hoar
Wednesday night's storm delivered a nice shot of low density snow, giving the surface a reset, especially in obscure zones where there isn't much traffic or hard old tracks
Red Flags
Red Flags
Poor Snowpack Structure
Red Flags Comments
NSF from January dryspell is capped and preserved. Could be a tricky setup with storms on the way.
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
New Snow
Trend
Same
Problem #1 Comments
New snow easily sluffs on sustained, steep, shady slopes
Avalanche Problem #2
Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Problem #2 Comments
Buried and preserved January NSF becomes our new problem child
Stunning day with a little fresh snow... and the views weren't too bad either :)
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Low
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Low