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Observation: Logan Dry Canyon

Observation Date
12/28/2012
Observer Name
Darren McAvoy
Region
Logan
Location Name or Route
Logan Dry Canyon
Weather
Sky
Obscured
Precipitation
Moderate Snowfall
Weather Comments
Cold all day, almost no wind, even on the ridge. Snowed most of the day. Lifted slightly around 2:00 pm, then the clouds dropped down again and the snowfall continued.
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
16"
New Snow Density
Low
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Snow Characteristics Comments
About 16 inches of fresh very light snow from the past few days. Incredible riding conditions.
Comments
Lots of sloughing on steeper slopes, but easily manageable. Dug a hasty pit around 8000 feet on north facing slope, between DB and Exit, found about 16 inches fresh, sitting on a similar amount of faceted snow, 2 inches of pencil to knife hard October snow on the ground. No other signs of instability noted.