Observation: Powder Mountain Backcountry

Observation Date

12/27/2013

Observer Name

orum/pollick

Region

Ogden » Powder Mountain Backcountry

Location Name or Route

ogden mtns

Weather

Sky

Clear

Weather Comments

Clear and warm. Morning low 29 with high of 38F.

Snow Characteristics

Snow Surface Conditions

Faceted Loose

Rain-Rime Crust

Red Flags

Poor Snowpack Structure

Red Flags Comments

West-East 7900-9000' All places have 2mm-4mm facets or depth hoar on the bottom up to 35cm. With 4F to 1F above or just the entire thing is fist. Thin snow pack ranging from 45 cm to 92 cm. Ski cuts produced nothing. But tests showed otherwise.

Avalanche Problem #1

Problem

New Snow

Trend

Same

Problem #1 Comments

Not going away anytime soon with the continued inversion. The snow pack is rotting away. See below for tests done.

Snow Profile

Aspect

Northwest

Elevation

7,900'

Slope Angle

29°

Today's Observed Danger Rating

Moderate

Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating

Moderate

Observation: Powder Mountain Backcountry

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