Observation: Toledo Bowl

Observation Date
2/13/2014
Observer Name
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Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Toledo Bowl
Location Name or Route
Toledo, Cardiff Bowl
Weather
Sky
Broken
Wind Direction
Northwest
Wind Speed
Moderate
Weather Comments
Broken skies in the afternoon, fairly strong ridge top winds from the NW transporting snow onto the lee side slopes.
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
9"
New Snow Density
High
Snow Surface Conditions
Dense Loose
Snow Characteristics Comments

This what they must call Sierra cement, quite dense snow, and inverted, bordering on wet at 9000ft and below

Red Flags
Red Flags
Recent Avalanches
Wind Loading
Cracking
Poor Snowpack Structure
Comments

Went up to take a look at the explosive triggered slide in Toledo Bowl this afternoon, S-SW facing under the rock bands looked to go into old layering under the cliff band and then below the staunch wall just taking out new snow, ran a little over half track, with a nice debris pile in the transition to the lower angle terrain. Also of note was two new soft slab pockets, the smaller one triggered by skiers traversing out to East Hellgate, the other larger soft slab remotely triggered by the same group. Photos. Explosive triggered slide in Toledo Bowl. Note the staunch wall in the third photo Remotely triggered soft slab in Cardiff Bowl small pocket skier triggered on the traverse to East Hellgate.

Wind was transporting allot of snow on the high ridges. Also noted what looked to be a wet slide in one of the south facing chutes just a ways up from Tanners not positive on timing but looked recent. Photos. wet slide, wind transport.

With continued dense snow and wind would think the hazard would be trending towards high.

Today's Observed Danger Rating
Considerable
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
High