Observation Date
11/15/2014
Observer Name
Jeff Morton
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Catherine's Pass
Location Name or Route
Catherines Pass
Comments
We wanted to do a couple column tests to see how the weak layer near the ground was behaving. During the first test we were able to get it to break on the weak layer on the first swing from the shoulder with a Q2 shear. The second test produced a break on the new snow interface on the 4th strike from the wrist. The weak layer near the ground broke on the third strike from the elbow with a Q2 shear. We didn't get a chance to do a ECT, but we did notice some propagation when we did the shovel test. The weak layer near the ground was about 4" but I foresee it sticking around for a while on the North facing aspects.
We observed 3 layers in the snow pack, the new snow which was fist hardness, a second layer with 4 fingers and the weak sugar layer near the ground. Total snow depth was 85 cm.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Moderate
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Moderate
