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Observation: Whiskey Creek

Observation Date
4/9/2022
Observer Name
Ted Scroggin
Region
Uintas » Whiskey Creek
Location Name or Route
Whiskey Creek
Weather
Sky
Few
Wind Direction
Southwest
Wind Speed
Moderate
Weather Comments
Mostly sunny this morning with mild temperatures and not much of a freeze overnight, the clouds and winds were on the increase this afternoon.
Snow Characteristics
Snow Surface Conditions
Melt-Freeze Crust
Damp
Snow Characteristics Comments
The snow conditions this morning were already soft and damp at 9:00am on the sunny aspects. A pretty stout melt freeze crust on the shady slopes that did not soften while I was out.
Red Flags
Red Flags Comments
No red flags that I observed today.
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Normal Caution
Trend
Same
Comments
Only noticed this wet loose slide on a northeast facing slope at 10,000'. It looks like it started from melting snow up in the rocks and entrained some wet loose surface snow as it moved downhill.
It took nearly thirty hard hits on the shovel to get this column to fail on the old persistent weal layer. Kind of feels like this layer is getting less of an issue as it has been through the back and forth cycle of melt freeze weather.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Low
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Low
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