Observation: Snowbasin Backcountry

Observation Date
3/5/2026
Observer Name
Hardesty
Region
Ogden » Snowbasin Backcountry
Location Name or Route
Snowbasin and periphery
Weather
Sky
Obscured
Precipitation
Light Snowfall
Wind Direction
West
Wind Speed
Moderate
Weather Comments
Exceptionally poor visibility; Hans described it as the "Strawberry Experience"
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
6"
New Snow Density
High
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Snow Characteristics Comments

Six inches of dense snow with a fair bit of graupel

Red Flags
Red Flags
Wind Loading
Snow Profile
Aspect
Northwest
Elevation
8,500'
Comments

New snow seemed to be behaving well outside of the wind zone; otherwise shallow new wind slabs were noted - and triggered - by the snow safety teams. Slabs best described as dense, but not hard, per se.

Profile showed a fair bit of structure, including damp facets, but this seemed to be well bridged by thick, hard crusts...in this terrain.

Today's Observed Danger Rating
Moderate
Coordinates