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Observation: White Pine

Observation Date
3/27/2014
Observer Name
Fred
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » White Pine
Location Name or Route
White Pine - Boulder Basin
Weather
Sky
Obscured
Precipitation
Moderate Snowfall
Wind Direction
Southwest
Wind Speed
Light
Weather Comments
Hard to say if the wind was light or brisk. Dependant on when you ask. Snow fall heavy at times... but an occasional sighting of a shadow as well. It is spring.
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
12"
New Snow Density
Low
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Snow Characteristics Comments

About 4" in the parking lot and 6" at the red pine/white pine junction. 12" in the boulder basin.

Snow from yesterday about 6" sitting on a fairly firm crust. About 7" of lighter snow on top of that.

Density change was only real issue spotted today.

Red Flags
Red Flags Comments
There was plenty of new snow for the wind to blow around. And it did when it was blowing but was not constant below tree line. Minor cracking but only in new snow. I was able to get sluff on steeper terain to run full track but not step down into even the snow from yestereday.
Comments

Pit dug just below W.P. Lake.

Small pano of some point release on the south east facing and the wind action just below.

Would expect the danger tomorrow to be related to where one decides to ski and if the sun pops out.

It is March 27 or September 13th as far as the sun is concerned Wear your sun screen..

Today's Observed Danger Rating
Moderate
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Moderate