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Observation: Humpy Peak

Observation Date
1/9/2015
Observer Name
Ted Scroggin
Region
Uintas » Bear River Ranger District » Humpy Creek » Humpy Peak
Location Name or Route
Whitney Basin-Yamaha Hill, Humpy Peak
Weather
Sky
Few
Wind Direction
South
Wind Speed
Light
Weather Comments
A cooler start to the day with a good overnight refreeze. It was another day with little to no wind along the higher ridge lines and mostly clear skies.
Snow Characteristics
Snow Surface Conditions
Dense Loose
Faceted Loose
Wind Crust
Melt-Freeze Crust
Snow Characteristics Comments
Lots of hard frozen tracks this morning that did soften up later in the day and some dense settled powder in very sheltered areas on the shady slopes. I was finding a thin crust this morning on most aspects that did not pose much of an issue. The riding conditions seem ok considering the low snow cover out there and I'm still taking it pretty easy getting around.
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
New Snow
Trend
Same
Problem #1 Comments
The conditions out there seem pretty quiet right now and I was not finding any red flags or unstable conditions unless a rider was getting into some of the steep thin rocky terrain.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Moderate
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Moderate