Observation Date
3/7/2022
Observer Name
B
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Brighton Perimeter
Location Name or Route
Brighton Periphery: Snake Creek to Catherines Area
Comments
See two photos below. Both photos illustrate questionable route finding. Beyond the fact that personal risk tolerance may allow for persons to put uptracks straight up steep slopes, the fact remains that we have a finite source of skiing terrain in the Wastch Central Core. Photo two from Figure 8 has an uptrack taking out multiple potential ski and riding lines. FYI, the best and safest possible uptrack to ride Figure 8 may be seen in the right side of the photo up the low angle ridge line. The first photo is from Martha's Bowl and the uptrack goes up the steepest part of the bowl directly under the Double Dog Leg entrance into the bowl. It is very easy and safer to put an uptrack on the riders left side of the bowl. Finaly, there was an uptrack going straight up the Dog Lake Chutes...no picture, and this one is very easy to figure out. Obviously no avalanche issues were involved in these choices and it is again a personal risk tolerance choice to travel where ever you want, but it would be great if everyone could consider how their uptracks are effecting our backcountry community and the riding conditions out their.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Moderate
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Considerable