Observation: Salt Lake

Weather

Sky

Clear

Weather Comments

Sunny skies abound.

Snow Characteristics

Snow Surface Conditions

Powder

Dense Loose

Melt-Freeze Crust

Damp

Snow Characteristics Comments

Skied off the peak on a treed N-NW slope. Protected - nice powder. Back toward the yurt was pockets of powder but mostly suncrust. There was another group doing laps on the Duke side. Spring skiing conditions.

Red Flags

Red Flags

Poor Snowpack Structure

Red Flags Comments

As y'all have been saying: same as it ever was. Thin pack = punching through to sugar in some areas.

Avalanche Problem #1

Problem

Wet Snow

Problem #1 Comments

Seems that the problem will be with a new heavy load of snow on the existing mixed bag of weak snowpack.