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Observation: White Pine

Observation Date
1/20/2023
Observer Name
W Ambler
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » White Pine
Location Name or Route
White Pine
Weather
Sky
Scattered
Wind Speed
Calm
Weather Comments
Calm, chilly morning up in White Pine. At 9 AM I measured the temperature to be 11 degrees F at ~10,200' in the shade. Winds did pick up a little in the afternoon but not much action today. However there were many obvious signs of previous wind drifting.
Snow Characteristics
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Dense Loose
Wind Crust
Snow Characteristics Comments
Above 10,000'ish the surface of the snow was quite variable depending on the exposure to the wind. We found beautiful blower pow, lightly buried debris, upside down wind junk all the way to hard wind crusts. We saw some cracking, big cornices, and set off a 10 foot wide ~6 inch deep wind slab that slide for all of 6 or 8 feet. (East 10,100').
Pictured below are some cool wavy wind ripples on Red Top.
Red Flags
Red Flags
Wind Loading
Cracking
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Moderate
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Moderate
Coordinates