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Observation: Catherine's Pass

Observation Date
11/17/2024
Observer Name
mads
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Catherine's Pass
Location Name or Route
Catherine's Area
Red Flags
Red Flags
Poor Snowpack Structure
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Snow Profile
Aspect
North
Elevation
10,200'
Comments
Our pit was on a small N facing slope adjacent to a meadow on the way to Catherine's Pass up the Summer Road.
We found:
- CTM
- ECTP12
- Both failures were on either side of a 1F layer separating the "upper" snowpack from the faceting bottom of the snowpack (reported by Trent on 11/15)
- Loupe photo is from the faceting snow in the bottom 30 cm of the snowpack.
Our results reinforced our decision to seek slopes less likely to have poorly buried hazards.
Video
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Moderate
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Moderate
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