Observation: Southern Wellsvilles

Observation Date
2/20/2013
Observer Name
Darren McAvoy
Region
Logan
Location Name or Route
Southern Wellsvilles
Weather
Sky
Scattered
Weather Comments
Calm on the lee side of the ridge, windy on the open pass.
Red Flags
Red Flags Comments
No apparent red flags.
Comments

Did a short walk in the south part of the Wellsville range today on my way to SLC. Hand pit in shaded canyon bottom at 6700 feet revealed a surprisingly well condensed snowpack. Took some tugging to release the most recent storm snow from the rest of the pack, with a poor quality shear. No collapsing or cracking noted.

Due to the constraints of time and being solo I did not tempt the steeper terrain, but the quality if the snow surface was excellent.