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Observation: Patsey Trees

Observation Date
3/9/2022
Observer Name
Hardesty, Meisenheimer
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Grizzly Gulch » Patsy Trees
Location Name or Route
Patsy Trees
Weather
Sky
Obscured
Precipitation
Moderate Snowfall
Wind Direction
West
Wind Speed
Moderate
Weather Comments
WINTER
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
2'
New Snow Density
Medium
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Snow Characteristics Comments
Deep. Not Steenburgh's goldilocks storm. Trenching on both the uptrack and the downhill. See photo.
Red Flags
Red Flags
Recent Avalanches
Heavy Snowfall
Wind Loading
Cracking
Collapsing
Poor Snowpack Structure
Red Flags Comments
All but rapid warming. That’s not for a couple days yet.
Comments
A natural soft slab cycle noted with crowns partially filled back in the steep NE terrain above Twin Lakes. These estimated to be 8-14" deep and 50' wide. None stepped down to the PWL. I remotely triggered a soft slab in the new snow that cracked but failed to run in the same area. PHOTOS.
Trent experienced a minor localized collapse in upper Grizzly in northerly terrain.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
High
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
None
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