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

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

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.

Observation: Amazon Face

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