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Observation: Lower Weber Drainage

Observation Date
2/22/2022
Observer Name
Michael Janulaitis
Region
Uintas » Lower Weber Drainage
Location Name or Route
Lower Weber Canyon
Weather
Sky
Broken
Wind Direction
East
Wind Speed
Light
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
4"
New Snow Density
Low
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Wind Crust
Melt-Freeze Crust
Red Flags
Red Flags
Recent Avalanches
Cracking
Poor Snowpack Structure
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
New Snow
Trend
Decreasing Danger
Avalanche Problem #2
Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Trend
Same
Comments
I got out today to find a few more inches overnight with storm totals up high just under a foot. In steep north facing terrain the snow is easily sluffing but is manageable by just getting out of the way and letting the snow fly by. A little less angle and the snow is running quite a bit slower as seen in the pick below. This minor wind skin slide was triggered by me when I entered the slope then half-way down the slope on a rollover the snow pulled out a little deeper but was still manageable so long as I was in front. I exited my day on an east slope and as you can see in the pic below the new snow isn’t bonding very well with the old melt-freeze crust. To top it off there was a moderate east wind at the end of the day transporting snow and producing wind slabs such as this one that was just forming.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Moderate
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Moderate