Observation Date
11/13/2012
Observer Name
Hardesty
Region
Salt Lake
Location Name or Route
Grizzly>Patsy Marley>Wolverine>Tuscarora>Catherine's
Comments
It's a matter of knowledge, awareness of one's own level of acceptable risk, and decision making.
Knowledge : The areas that did not have old weak snow from Oct 23/24 are mostly stable. These are southeast through south through west facing terrain. Also shady terrain below perhaps 8500' (conservative estimate).
Level of Acceptable Risk: This is different with everyone and based upon many factors - be comfortable with yours and find other partners who have a similar level. Make sure your risk is for the right reasons...
Decision Making: The blue arrows indicate where folks have been riding lately - east-southeast and south - the red arrow - facing north - is where a 2.5' deep and 60' deep slab was intentionally triggered.
This also goes for north-facing terrain. North-facing terrain chosen today was low angle.
Tensile fractures noted from the last couple of days...
The basal weaknesses from the old October snow.
