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Observation: Powder Mountain Backcountry

Observation Date
2/8/2013
Observer Name
orum/kuhnly
Region
Ogden
Location Name or Route
Wolf Creek Cyn.
Weather
Sky
Broken
Wind Speed
Calm
Weather Comments
a couple of scattered snow showers mid day then about 2hrs of snow with 2" accumulation.
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
2"
New Snow Density
Low
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Faceted Loose
Rain-Rime Crust
Snow Characteristics Comments

Need at least 6"-8" of new to improve riding conditions although some wind protected N aspects holding some decent snow.

Red Flags
Red Flags
Poor Snowpack Structure
Red Flags Comments
moved around and did some tests between 8600'-8800'. HS between 100cm-130cm West aspect CTM12Q2@85cm x 2 failing on 2mm facets. On a different west aspect at about 8600' ECTP13Q1SC failing on mix of facets and buried SH.
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
New Snow
Trend
Same
Problem #1 Comments

January facets and Buried Surface Hoar. Have to move around and take many looks into the snow pack. Can be different from place to place.