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Observation Date
11/19/2012
Observer Name
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Region
Salt Lake
Location Name or Route
PC Ridgeline, S,W Monitor, Dutches Draw, Beartrap, Mill D
Weather
Sky
Few
Wind Direction
Southwest
Wind Speed
Light
Weather Comments
Stronger winds in the morning decreasing to calm in the afternoon. Warm in the sun.
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
11"
New Snow Density
Medium
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Dense Loose
Damp
Snow Characteristics Comments
11 inches of medium density snow, mixed in with a good amount of grouple. 11 inches of boot penetration with a spongy and lively base underneith. the denser snow and grouple is just what we needed to cap the rocks off and create a faily bomber base. Snow on the off aspects was damp by mid-day. Anything below 8500ft was either damp or crusted from rain.
Comments
Only place found with old underlying facets was in a due north sun and wind protected area in Dutces Draw, still had to pound the crap out of the column to get a shear, my thinking is it was just a small area mabye 60ft by 60ft with this structure, any change in elevation or aspect revealed either no old snow, or a damp melt freeze crust at the bottom, pit was about 9000ft.
Damp roller-balls on SE facing S monitor.