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Observation: Days Fork

Observation Date
3/24/2013
Observer Name
Jake Hutchinson
Region
Salt Lake
Location Name or Route
Upper Days and Silver Fork headwall
Weather
Sky
Broken
Precipitation
Light Snowfall
Wind Direction
South
Wind Speed
Light
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Density
Medium
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Snow Characteristics Comments

snow ranged from 14-24" deep. Excellent skiing on East and north aspects. A few pits showed the new snow instability still exists but shows no sign of propagation and I imagine will continue to heal quickly. It felt like January conditions out there today not late March.

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Wind Loading
Red Flags Comments
Slides in Days appear to be from yesterday or the day before, new snow and/or shallow wind slabs. Some running surprisingly far for their size. No cracking, collapsing observed. a small amount of new cornice forming and light wind loading on the Days/LCC ridge top.
Comments

I believe this slide was reported previously, but another look. Probably not big enough to bury a person, but certainly big enough to carry you into a tree or high consequence terrain.