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Observation: Weber Canyon

Observation Date
1/29/2013
Observer Name
jg
Region
Uintas
Location Name or Route
Weber Canyon
Weather
Sky
Obscured
Precipitation
Light Snowfall
Wind Direction
West
Wind Speed
Light
Weather Comments
Light west wind with moderate gusts at times. Wind mostly effecting open, high elevation terrain and dropping snow bombs from the trees. Snowing on and off. Cold.
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
12"
New Snow Density
Low
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Snow Characteristics Comments
Very good riding conditions.
Red Flags
Red Flags
Wind Loading
Poor Snowpack Structure
Red Flags Comments
No collapsing today. Wind was transporting snow in open, upper elevation terrain.
Comments
Same route as yesterday. Traveled from 7400-10,000 ft., N-W aspects, slope angles to 32ยบ. Only an inch or two of new snow overnight. Still not enough weight to overload the buried faceted snow where I was traveling. Stayed away from steep terrain. We'll have to see how much new snow we get and how much wind accompanies it.