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Observation Date
1/16/2013
Observer Name
Paradis / Brackelsberg
Region
Salt Lake
Location Name or Route
Summit Park
Weather
Sky
Clear
Wind Speed
Calm
Weather Comments
Nice morning. Inverted clouds visible over the Park City area with a few flakes. By later in the day, high clouds had moved.
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
6"
New Snow Density
Low
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Snow Characteristics Comments
Snow from last weekend remains in good shape on northerly / more protected aspects. Ample of surface hoar.
Red Flags
Red Flags
Poor Snowpack Structure
Red Flags Comments
The snow in this area is generally quite weak and the recent wind crusts provide a possible bed surface. Very minimal cracking of new snow was observed around switchbacks.
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
New Snow
Snow Profile
Aspect
Northwest
Elevation
8,200'
Slope Angle
19°
Comments

Snowpit tests showed very little energy and poor shear quality. In part, compressive test smay not work that well in these conditions (not much slab, and weakness near surface). In contrastThe PST produced an easy result, suggesting that the weak snow is prone to fracture but lacks a slab.

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