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Observation Date
12/16/2012
Observer Name
P Diegel
Region
Salt Lake
Location Name or Route
Mill D/Big Water/Soldier Fk
Weather
Sky
Overcast
Precipitation
Light Snowfall
Wind Direction
Southwest
Wind Speed
Moderate
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Density
Medium
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Snow Characteristics Comments
Confirm GG's Saturday ob: the Millcreek snowpack is much thinner than the snow pack just across the ridge in mid-BCC. Stout, supportable, near-surface rain crust. Collecting a lot of snow on the lee side of the ridge from the abundant snow available next door in BCC Sunday afternoon. New snow depth ranged from ~ 15 to 40cm
Red Flags
Red Flags
Wind Loading
Collapsing
Poor Snowpack Structure
Red Flags Comments
Observed a few collapses. Stayed off anything steep, although a few steeper lines were ridden (Main Soldier Fk and Reynolds Bowl)
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
New Snow
Trend
Increasing Danger
Problem #1 Comments
Poor structure for supporting the anticipated new and wind xport snow