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Observation Date
11/22/2012
Observer Name
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Region
Salt Lake
Location Name or Route
Butler Fork, Wilson, Exit out Milllcreek
Weather
Sky
Clear
Wind Direction
Northwest
Wind Speed
Light
Weather Comments
Cool in the shade, not too hot in the sun, yesterdays cold front kept things in check.
Snow Characteristics
Snow Surface Conditions
Dense Loose
Wind Crust
Rain-Rime Crust
Damp
Snow Characteristics Comments
S facing melt freeze crust was damp by 10:00am, E facing crusted, N end of the compass dense settled powder in wind and sun sheltered areas. Gnarly rain crust 8500ft and below.
Comments
ECT pit N facing, 9700ft, sheltered, 32 degrees revealed no clean shears or propagation. Total snowpack was about 20" with about 3" to 4" of damp small grain facets at the bottom.
Wet activity from the prior warm days was noted on E-NE facing sun exposed slopes. Pics wet activity.