Observation: Mirror Lake Highway

Observation Date

4/11/2014

Observer Name

Ted Scroggin

Region

Uintas » Mirror Lake Highway

Location Name or Route

Hwy 150, Bald Mt.

Weather

Sky

Clear

Wind Direction

West

Wind Speed

Moderate

Weather Comments

Another nice day on the north slope, a little cooler this morning allowed for a better refreeze, but it was short lived. Still unsupportable conditions in low and mid elevations around the Hwy and Whitney area. Moderate winds up on the pass today kept some of the wet activity in check.

Snow Characteristics

Snow Surface Conditions

Wind Crust

Melt-Freeze Crust

Damp

Snow Characteristics Comments

Spring like snow out there, a light refreeze this morning allowed for a brief window of supportable snow, but the temperatures quickly warmed-up and the snow pack was too soft for sled travel in the low and mid elevations. The higher terrain provided some decent riding with damp powder like snow in protected high north facing terrain.

Red Flags

Recent Avalanches

Rapid Warming

Red Flags Comments

I observed mainly wet loose natural avalanches today, some of these were entraining a decent amount of heavy wet debris as they moved down the slope. These are not big slides, but you would not want to be in the path of some of these.

Avalanche Problem #1

Problem

Wet Snow

Trend

Same

Problem #1 Comments

Many slopes have started to shed their winter coats with some decent debris piles on mostly east through west facing slopes.

Comments

Not great photos of a few of the bigger wet natural slides I observed up the Mirror Lake Hwy from today.

Today's Observed Danger Rating

Considerable

Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating

Moderate

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