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Observation Date
12/8/2012
Observer Name
Hardesty, Meisenheimer, Leven
Region
Salt Lake
Location Name or Route
Banana Days
Weather
Sky
Obscured
Precipitation
Moderate Snowfall
Wind Direction
Northwest
Wind Speed
Moderate
Weather Comments
Fairly protected; stayed a couple hundred feet below the ridgeline.
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
12"
New Snow Density
Low
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Snow Characteristics Comments
Champagne 1% powder. Ok perhaps a touch higher than that....
Red Flags
Red Flags
Heavy Snowfall
Red Flags Comments
No slab or significant weight added to the mid-pack...thus the late Nov facets beneath a thin mm crust remain dormant......no cracking/collapsing noted...
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Wet Snow
Trend
Same
Problem #1 Comments
Cold dry sluffs running on the steepest terrain with slope cuts. Decent powder clouds, running a few hundred feet. Only noted with provocation...no naturals noted..
Avalanche Problem #2
Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Trend
Same
Problem #2 Comments
Would anticipate some super soft wind slabs along the wind affected terrain....though all manageable..
Snow Profile
Aspect
Northeast
Elevation
10,100'