Observation Date
2/6/2025
Observer Name
mark white
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Broads Fork
Location Name or Route
Broads Fork
Comments
Went up Broads Fork to see what the recent heat wave did. As expected there were a number of slides, some smaller ones were storm slabs from the last little storm, some wet slides and a nice glide avalanche cycle on Bonkers the Diving Board and the Blue Ice. The glides in the DB and the Blue Ice probably happened a few days ago, the one on Bonkers might have been yesterday. The snow is mostly wind affected but supportable, there's a wind/heat crust that's a few inches thick with dry snow underlying it at 8000ft and above. If the new snow comes in damp it should stick fairly well to most surfaces. We've lost a good portion of the lower elevation snowpack sadly, i had to walk in dirt all the way to the bridge at 7000ft. Photos: Bonkers glide avalanche, wet activity on the SE and a lot of bare ground on the lower elevations.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Moderate
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Moderate
Coordinates