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Observation: Moonlight

Observation Date
2/4/2023
Observer Name
S Simonds
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Mineral Fork » Moonlight
Location Name or Route
Moonlight Mineral Fork
Red Flags
Red Flags
Wind Loading
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Trend
Increasing Danger
Problem #1 Comments
Cross loaded and difficult to read N through E slopes. Snow did not feel hollow when probing with pole along skin track. Snow surface did not break
cohesively when stepping above skin track. Previous days skin track was mostly covered by 1 cm of wind transported snow, but in some places completely buried. Very little pattern.
Snow Profile
Aspect
Northeast
Elevation
9,000'
Comments
HS 300 + cm
Pit Depth 140 cm
Angle 22
Snow felt dense but right side up at least 120cm down. Could not really detect any layers running card through pit wall. Got an ECTN15 30cm down on a crust?, I poorly isolated the column. Observed a fragile 1 cm crust on East aspects at mid elevations on Moonlight. Loud pow on N and shaded NE mid elevation slopes on Highline.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Moderate
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Considerable
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