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Observation: Silver Fork

Observation Date
12/20/2013
Observer Name
Roberto
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Silver Fork
Location Name or Route
Silver Fork Trail
Weather
Sky
Scattered
Precipitation
Light Snowfall
Snow Characteristics
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Faceted Loose
Snow Characteristics Comments
Surface hoar on top..
Red Flags
Red Flags
Poor Snowpack Structure
Red Flags Comments
Dug a pit on a representative slope just off the silver fork trial road. Column test failed at #4 from the shoulder. While isolating the ECT the whole block failed as I cut throughout the hard layer that separated the ground facets from the rest of the snowpack. The slope measured at 33degrees, aspect was 320 and elevation was about 8600ft. I didn't have my ruler so I have no measurement data. Wasn't going to repot this but with all the other activity today, I figured I'd add it to the pile.
Snow Profile
Aspect
Northwest
Elevation
8,600'
Slope Angle
33°
Comments
My pit.
Surface Hoar and slope angle at the pit
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Considerable
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Considerable
Coordinates