Observation: Park City Ridgeline

Observation Date
11/16/2013
Observer Name
Janualaitis
Region
Salt Lake » Park City Ridgeline
Location Name or Route
Jupiter Hill
Weather
Sky
Overcast
Precipitation
Moderate Snowfall
Wind Direction
North
Wind Speed
Strong
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
8"
New Snow Density
Low
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Red Flags
Red Flags
Wind Loading
Cracking
Poor Snowpack Structure
Comments

Up high there was close to a foot of new snow in places however most places had about 8 inches of new snow. Total snow ranged from just a few inches on the ground to 2 and half feet. I dug around in several places and mostly found 2 melt-freeze layers overlaying facets. I was able to get the new snow to fail within the new snow ECTP5 Q3. The highest melt freeze layer was failing around ECTP15 BRK. The wind was very gusty and and blowing unusually out of the north easily transporting the new light snow to the typical windward side.

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