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Observation: Cutler Ridge

Observation Date
4/8/2014
Observer Name
Kikkert
Region
Ogden » Ben Lomond » Cutler Ridge
Location Name or Route
Cutler Ridge, Willard Peak
Weather
Sky
Clear
Wind Direction
West
Wind Speed
Moderate
Weather Comments
Clear with a decent overnight refreeze, warming rapidly after about 1000. Still light to moderate winds from the W right along the Willard Peak ridgeline, but were confined to the ridgeline.
Red Flags
Red Flags
Rapid Warming
Red Flags Comments
With a decent refreeze overnight, things were pretty well behaved in the morning. Upper elevation SE had nice supportable spring snow softening around 9-930 am. More easterly and northerly aspects had not quite baked down enough to be supportable. Below about 7,500' all aspects were suportable intially. Supportable didn't last long, with the ski tails starting to crash through every so often on my exit at 1100. Given that the snowpack is still rather structured above about 7,500', with multiple crusts for meltwater to pool, and given the warm night tonight and warm day tomorrow, would expect some wetslabs to come out in addition to the normal wet loose activity. Lower elevations have made more of a transition to spring (where there is still snow) and may be less of an issue. There was also evidence of a small wind slab that came out just off the ridgeline, seemed to come out Sunday based on the amount of snow on the debris, was not an issue where I was on SE today at the time I was there, but maybe you could have pried one out later in the day with warming. Considerable for warming tomorrow.
Comments

Photos show the normal wet activity off rock bands from yesterday, expect that more occurred today off the more easterly and northeasterly aspects that did not warm yesterday. Last photo is some Eden 4th graders with some sweet flour-lanches we did for science day.

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