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Observation: Tony Grove Lake

Observation Date
4/6/2023
Observer Name
weed, pagnucco
Region
Logan » Logan River » Tony Grove » Tony Grove Lake
Location Name or Route
Tony Grove Lake Area
Weather
Sky
Clear
Wind Direction
South
Wind Speed
Light
Weather Comments
First bluebird pow day in a little while
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
3'
New Snow Density
Medium
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Melt-Freeze Crust
Snow Characteristics Comments
Deep! Trenching while breaking trail. We found nice powder in north facing terrain. Even that and all other aspects were affected by solar warming by late afternoon.
Red Flags
Red Flags
Recent Avalanches
Rapid Warming
Red Flags Comments
Dangerous conditions so we stayed off and out from under steep slopes (>30°)
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Cornice
Trend
Increasing Danger
Problem #1 Comments
We stayed well away and out from under these monsters.
Avalanche Problem #2
Problem
Wet Snow
Trend
Increasing Danger
Problem #2 Comments
We observed evidence of natural wet activity.
  1. Numerous small wet loose avalanches occurred in the morning on very steep east facing slopes near the lake.
  2. We noticed that a couple fresh pretty large wet loose avalanches ran into the Logan River below Temple Fork in the afternoon.
Comments
We observed evidence of natural avalanche activity from during the recent storm and the first hit of sun earlier in the morning.
  1. West cliffs, above Tony Grove Lake
  2. Rock Bowl
Very deep snow (13--14 feet!) covers the camp ground facilities.....Might be a late opening this spring.
Very found very deep new snow from this week's storm. Great powder riding in the morning, difficult trail breaking, impressive coverage, even in south facing terrain, and gigantic and very scary looking cornices.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Considerable
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Considerable