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Observation Date
1/14/2015
Observer Name
Fred Staff
Region
Salt Lake » Mill Creek Canyon » Porter Fork » Gobblers Knob
Location Name or Route
Bowman to Cabin Run out pole canyon
Weather
Sky
Clear
Wind Speed
Calm
Weather Comments
Very nice day today. Inversion was remarkable from G.K. ridge looking into SLC.
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
12"
New Snow Density
Low
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Snow Characteristics Comments

New snow had dried out with the clear cool night.

Rime crust thin and spread about. The temp. inversion from bottom of the run to the ridge was noticeable.

Skied like powder!

Red Flags
Red Flags Comments
Few red flags today. Lots of sluffing during the storm. No real crowns seen. All of NW side of Wilson had sluffed but no avalanches. Same for depth hoar bowl and the east chute off of G.K. Only slide seen was on toots to boot starting about 1/2 down run and running about 1/4 slope. Some wind dammage on the upper ridge like 10' from the top or so.
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
New Snow
Problem #1 Comments

See above.

Only real problem today was the thin snow pack. Still only about 48" in upper MCC.

Rapid heating will not help stability.

Comments

Exit out pole cyn not for the faint at hart.

Many downed trees on main P.F. road and the cabin owner driving on the road is not really helping things out there as well.

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