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Observation: Cone

Observation Date
1/5/2023
Observer Name
CJH
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Bear Trap » Cone
Location Name or Route
The Cone
Red Flags
Red Flags
Heavy Snowfall
Wind Loading
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Trend
Increasing Danger
Problem #1 Comments
The winds picked up around noon and there was noticeable wind slabs on the SW aspects.
Comments
Headed upto the cone from Mill D N and skied the beartrap side and powder park 3. No cracking or collapsing experienced. We did find a thin sun crust on S/SE aspects that only seemed to exist in open terrain and not in the trees. Around 14:00 the storm started to pick up and it was snowing about an inch an hour on our exit.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Considerable
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Considerable
Coordinates