Observation Date
2/6/2015
Observer Name
Scott Watson
Region
Abajos » Abajo Mountains
Location Name or Route
North Creek to Indian Creek, Blue Mountains
Weather
Sky
Few
Wind Direction
South
Wind Speed
Light
Weather Comments
Mostly clear warm day. It was 48 degrees at the Dalton Springs Trailhead.
Snow Characteristics
Snow Surface Conditions
Damp
Snow Characteristics Comments
Notable absence of depth/frost hoar even in the shade. Temperatures have been unseasonably warm. Snow on the sun exposed slopes up to 10000 feet is melted. Snow has melted on the asphalt surface of the Harts Draw County Road past North Creek.
Red Flags
Red Flags
Rapid Warming
Red Flags Comments
In places where the snowpack was deeper than 36 inches and in the sun, discoloration (deep blue) indicated a higher water content.
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Wet Snow
Trend
Same
Problem #1 Comments
Warm temperatures have affected the snowpack, not enough snow in the sun exposed aspects to present a severe problem, but caution advised when traveling/recreating in the North Creek Area.
Comments
The North Creek Access Road is holding snow well where it has been packed down by snowmobile use. Anywhere in the sun is seeing rapid warming. Nightime temperatures have been in the high 20's, daytime temps are well above freezing even to the top of North Creek Pass.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Low
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Low
