Observation Date
1/9/2015
Observer Name
jg
Region
Uintas » Upper Weber Canyon
Location Name or Route
Upper Weber Canyon
Weather
Sky
Few
Wind Direction
Northwest
Wind Speed
Calm
Weather Comments
High, thin clouds. Warm in the sun. Very little wind. Temps in the twenties and lower thirties at 10K.
Snow Characteristics
Snow Surface Conditions
Dense Loose
Faceted Loose
Wind Crust
Melt-Freeze Crust
Damp
Snow Characteristics Comments

Crusts, varying in thickness, on most aspects and elevations traveled.

Snow Profile
Aspect
Northeast
Elevation
10,300'
Slope Angle
23°
Comments

Traveled from 7400 ft. - 10,600 ft., all aspects. Surface hoar growing on the various crusts but spotty. No alarming results in pit tests. Still thin in the western Uintas with lots of spacial variability. Overall, a supportable and mostly stable snow pack at the moment.

Surface hoar growing in valley bottoms and up high.

Wet slide on a steep SW facing slope. Starting zone around 9500 ft and running 500 ft. or so.

Thin coverage in Western Uinta's, especially in the alpine terrain.

Today's Observed Danger Rating
Low
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Low