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Observation: Silver Fork

Observation Date
12/16/2014
Observer Name
Jason Konigsberg
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Silver Fork
Location Name or Route
Silver Fork
Weather
Sky
Scattered
Wind Direction
Southwest
Wind Speed
Light
Weather Comments
A few gusts in the teens but not much of the moderate winds that were forecast.
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
3"
New Snow Density
Low
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Melt-Freeze Crust
Snow Characteristics Comments
Southeast MF crust, east had a few inches on a crust and more northerly aspects 3" on top of NSF with no wind crusts noted.
Red Flags
Red Flags Comments
none
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Problem #1 Comments
In the area we traveled today we found a strong snowpack that had good structure and there were no signs of instability. Travel was mostly easterly aspects between 8k-10k ft. Dug a quick pit at 9500ft, east facing and found no layers of concern. The NSF that have been buried by the recent storm are very small and are well bonded to layers above and below. The basal facets are also small grained and well bonded. No sign of any larger depth hoar crystals that have been noted on northerly aspects. There was no snow being transported in the area that we were in or off of BCC/LCC ridge. Wind was fairly light and most windward aspects crusted.
Snow Profile
Aspect
East
Elevation
9,500'
Slope Angle
33°
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Low
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Low

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