Went to my favorite spot for near surface faceting and was not disappointed, the surface snow in No Name Bowl has become quite weak in the last few days, sluffing in steeper terrain was the norm and the sluffs would entrain a fair amount of snow. Digging down into the pack reveled that the slab has relaxed and in thinner spots rotted out almost completely once again. Did note one small pocket that pulled out into old faceted snow close to the ground but the timing on it seems a while back, thought it was an old snow pit at first but spotted the debris in the trees down below. Wind was moving snow in the bottom of the drainage and filling in tracks and the skin trail after every run. Photos sluffing initiated with ski cuts in the steeper terrain, Small pocket that pulled out, wind filling in the skin trail and tracks rapidly.
Observation Date
1/4/2015
Observer Name
mark white
Region
Salt Lake » Park City Ridgeline » No Name Bowl
Location Name or Route
No Name Bowl
Comments
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Moderate
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Moderate