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Observation: South Mountain Glades

Observation Date
2/23/2013
Observer Name
murdock
Region
Moab
Location Name or Route
South Mountain
Weather
Sky
Overcast
Precipitation
Moderate Snowfall
Wind Speed
Calm
Weather Comments
A little bit of everything blue bird clear skies in the morning and heavy snow in the afternoon
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
4"
New Snow Density
Low
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Snow Characteristics Comments
light density new snow , some wind a sun crusts down below. 80 cm total , sheer test collapsed with 29 hits. Appeared very stable, no whumpfing or collapsing