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Observation: Wellsvilles

Observation Date
5/5/2013
Observer Name
Chris Cox
Region
Logan
Location Name or Route
Wellsvilles - Rattlesnake canyon
Weather
Sky
Overcast
Weather Comments
Hazy to cloudy in the morning. Storm clouds rolled in around noon, but then burnt off by 2.
Snow Characteristics
Snow Surface Conditions
Melt-Freeze Crust
Snow Characteristics Comments
Fairly dense spring skiing conditions. The snow started to get overly sloppy by 1230, but the clouds helped limit some melting despite above freezing temperatures the previous night.
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Wet Snow
Trend
Same
Problem #1 Comments
Saw what looked like some debris from a wet avalanche mid slope. It was likely several days old. No recent activity observed.
Comments
Lots of hiking to get to the snow. Lots of thrashing to get back out.