Observation: Snake Creek

Observation Date
2/15/2025
Observer Name
Porter
Region
Provo » Snake Creek
Location Name or Route
Snake Creek Zone
Red Flags
Red Flags
Recent Avalanches
Heavy Snowfall
Wind Loading
Poor Snowpack Structure
Comments
Traveled all around the Snake Creek to AF zone today avoiding anything close to 30 degrees and potential runouts. Skies were scattered to few clouds with more sun than not, temps stayed cool throughout the day with moderate NW winds gusting strong. Off and on S-1 snowfall till late morning with no accumulation, observed moderate snow transport at mid and upper elevation with tracks getting filled in throughout the day in exposed locations.
Consistently deep storm snow throughout our travels, right side up storm snow felt bottomless and seemed to behave well on small test slopes with sidehilling. Didn't measure new snow or take formal obs today but estimated 2-3', it's great out there. Saw avalanches where I didn't expect them, and didn't see avalanches where I was expecting them. Lots of sled tracks climbing and sidehilling on steep E-N mid and upper slopes with no avalanches, even on or adjacent to known repeater slopes this season.
Didn't take many photos, too busy riding, but photo 1 is a wind scoured/loaded hill by Pole Line Pass, photo 2 and 3 are a small storm slab on the trail up from the parking lot (NE 7,600'), photo 4 is Ant Eater run with 3-4 sledders on it, which went big during the Dec. 29 avalanche cycle.
Link to avalanche observation from same field day HERE.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
High
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Considerable
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