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Observation Date
11/25/2012
Observer Name
Brian Muller
Region
Salt Lake
Location Name or Route
Superior and intermediate ridge
Weather
Sky
Overcast
Weather Comments
Very brief episodes of snow and heavy wind-no accumulations
Snow Characteristics
Snow Surface Conditions
Faceted Loose
Melt-Freeze Crust
Snow Characteristics Comments
Found a little bit of everything, on skin up snow was damp, on ski down rock solid. Faceted snow to ground in shallow areas on ridge, and some protected sections had surprisingly decent snow, although it was quite limited
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Trend
Decreasing Danger
Problem #1 Comments
In small crossloaded areas the possibility of a very stubborn wind slab is a small possibility, however from what I saw today, there were no red flags other than high winds briefly, which only really was blowing facets around. The hazard is returning to rocks and downed trees quickly.