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

Observation: Humpy Peak

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