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Observation: Garden City Bowls

Observation Date
1/7/2025
Observer Name
Matt Barry
Region
Logan » Bear Lake » Garden City Canyon » Garden City Bowls
Location Name or Route
Garden City Bowls
Weather
Sky
Broken
Precipitation
Light Snowfall
Wind Direction
East
Wind Speed
Light
Weather Comments
In the morning, the sky was overcast but cleared to only a few clouds by the mid afternoon. We had light winds out of the East, becoming more calm through the afternoon.
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
6"
New Snow Density
Low
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Melt-Freeze Crust
Snow Characteristics Comments
The new snow in the bowl was very low density powder. While traveling on a South facing slope for our exit, the snow was a bit more dense but still great to ski. Every few turns, a crust below the new sow was felt on this South facing aspect.
Red Flags
Red Flags
Poor Snowpack Structure
Snow Profile
Aspect
East
Elevation
8,600'
Comments
Our AIARE 1 class traveled to Garden City bowls today where we found low density powder and mild weather. In our snowpit, we had a Sudden Collapse in our Compression Test at 15 taps on the PWL, but we had no results in our Extended Column Test. The hand hardness of the weak layer in this location was 4F+ and was 22cms thick. Above the weak layer, we found a right-side-up snowpack with low density snow on top.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Considerable
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Moderate