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Observation: Lake Canyon

Observation Date
3/2/2013
Observer Name
Cade Beck
Region
Skyline
Location Name or Route
Lake Canyon, Potters Canyon
Weather
Sky
Clear
Weather Comments
We started riding around 8am today and the snow and weather was great. As expected, the day warmed up and the snow started changing rapidly. At one point we could actually hear the snow melting, or at least hear it doing something. When riding in any terrain where the sun had touched the snow, the snow had turned to "mashed potatoes". The sled would sink into the snow and it was very east to get stuck on flat terrain because of the sinking snow. By 4-5pm the temperature had began to cool and the snow was becoming very hard and not any fun to play on.
Red Flags
Red Flags
Rapid Warming
Red Flags Comments
Rapid warming today on the skyline. See my comments on the weather section
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Wet Snow
Problem #1 Comments
We didn't see any wet avalanches occur today, but all the signs were there that they easily could have occurred.