Observation Date
1/13/2015
Observer Name
Hardesty, Wilson, Eastman
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Bear Trap
Location Name or Route
Beartrap
Weather
Sky
Obscured
Wind Direction
Northeast
Wind Speed
Light
Weather Comments
Cloud deck to 9500' or so. Light wind with no transport.
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
12"
New Snow Density
Medium
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Snow Characteristics Comments

I'd call it "dense powder".

Red Flags
Red Flags Comments
No red flags. Gotta love new snow instabilities that spike with the storm and rapidly settle out. Even with 1-2' of new snow, best to move into the terrain with initial caution. No red flags - even "non-event" feedback is key for forecast verification.
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
New Snow
Problem #1 Comments

No cracking or collapsing or issues with the new snow. Tests indicate that Saturday night's couple inches remain a failure plane but not seeing this in action. Low to Moderate hazard for today. Not so for tomorrow. Sun and warming temps should easily peel out a number of south facing steep sustained lines tomorrow and Thursday. Naturals by midday+ with easy human triggered slides with warming/sun.

Today's Observed Danger Rating
Moderate
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Considerable