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Observation: Amazon Face

Observation Date
2/23/2013
Observer Name
Darren McAvoy
Region
Logan
Location Name or Route
East of Beaver Mountain
Weather
Sky
Overcast
Precipitation
Moderate Snowfall
Weather Comments
Snowed off and on all day.
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
3"
New Snow Density
Low
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Snow Characteristics Comments

Six to 10 inches of new on old crusts on west aspects.

Red Flags
Red Flags
Cracking
Collapsing
Red Flags Comments
Noted several collapses on the Crowbarrace course most northerly up-track, a few resulted in long cracks up to 20 feet above and below me, slopes seemed too low angle to initiate movement in today's snowpack.