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Observation: Skyline

Observation Date
3/15/2013
Observer Name
Darce Trotter/ Steve Cote
Region
Skyline
Location Name or Route
Seely Canyon, Wasatch Plateau
Weather
Sky
Clear
Weather Comments
light winds, blue skies, overnight lows in 40's for second night in a row, but radiational surface refreeze did occur, and varies with aspect and exposure
Snow Characteristics
Snow Surface Conditions
Melt-Freeze Crust
Snow Characteristics Comments

crust 3"-4" thick but high variable in strength. in flatter terrain and near trees it was punchy from the get go. Higher more exposed and more southernly facing was stout to begin with, but was giving up by 10 AM.

Red Flags
Red Flags
Rapid Warming
Red Flags Comments
we did not see any natural activity on sun exposed nor shady northern aspect, at least not before noon when we were exiting the are. we covered quite a bit of ground from Miller Flat up into Potters Pond, with no activity noted today.
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Wet Snow
Problem #1 Comments

even snow machines were punching through unpacked areas by 11:00, time to beat feet. we avoided getting under anything steep, did ski early in the morning on south facing steep slopes, but were off them and out of the way before mid day.

Again, we did not see any new wet activity since the big warm up but not willing to wait underneath steep slopes while day heated up

Comments

heres our weatherman report

Video

South facing slopes are burning off, total depth at Miller Flat stake now 100 cm

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