Observation: South Tony Grove

Weather

Sky

Obscured

Precipitation

Light Snowfall

Wind Direction

Southwest

Wind Speed

Strong

Weather Comments

Mild, but windy at upper elevations, with a fair amount of drifting going on.

Snow Characteristics

New Snow Depth

2"

New Snow Density

Medium

Snow Surface Conditions

Powder

Snow Characteristics Comments

Nicer dust-on-crust

Red Flags

Red Flags

Wind Loading

Avalanche Problem #1

Problem

Persistent Weak Layer

Trend

Increasing Danger

Problem #1 Comments

Shallow wind slabs building during the day.

Avalanche Problem #2

Problem

New Snow

Trend

Increasing Danger

Snow Profile

Aspect

North

Elevation

8,800'

Slope Angle

27°