Observation: Timpanogos

Every observation from the Salt Lake and Provo zones over the past two weeks about variable surfaces is relevant here: a grab bag—luckily, variety is, in fact, the spice of life.

Notable was the depth of faceting in some protected, mid-elevation areas. While the riding was mostly supportable above the ground to machines, some locations were faceted to the extent of dropping a ski much farther than anticipated somewhat inconsistently. On several occasions, we hopped off sleds and found the snow supportable to boots just 4-8 inches down, only to penetrate almost to the ground (2.5+ feet) without warning.

It goes without saying that while this makes for recycled, softer surfaces now, this will pose quite a large problem once we add a decent load.