Observation Date
4/2/2014
Observer Name
jg
Region
Uintas » Upper Weber Canyon » Weber Canyon
Location Name or Route
Upper Weber Canyon
Weather
Sky
Broken
Precipitation
Light Snowfall
Wind Direction
Northwest
Wind Speed
Calm
Weather Comments
A few brief periods of sun early in the day but mostly cloudy with little wind. Temps in the low 20's at 10K mid day. Light snow at times but no accumulation.
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
6"
New Snow Density
Low
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Melt-Freeze Crust
Damp
Snow Characteristics Comments
Cool temps and clouds kept the snow soft and cold on the north half of the compass above 8K. Hard to tell how much new snow there was but the skiing was bottomless; I'd say 10"-15" of settled storm snow.
Red Flags
Red Flags Comments
No real red flags today as I was traveling. Kept in mind the recent winds.
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Trend
Decreasing Danger
Problem #1 Comments
Where we were traveling the wind slabs that were created over the last couple of days were pretty well glued in place. In the big open alpine terrain, it would probably have been a different story.
Comments
Traveled from 7600-10,300 ft. on the north half of the compass.
The instabilities from yesterday had settled out and cool temps and lack of direct sun kept the snow soft and dry. We were able to ski steeper terrain out of the wind zone with no sluffing or signs of instability. With no wind to speak of today, heating will be the factor to watch tomorrow.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Moderate
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Moderate
