Observation: Park City Ridgeline

Observation Date
2/24/2015
Observer Name
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Region
Salt Lake » Park City Ridgeline
Location Name or Route
PC Ridgeline
Weather
Sky
Clear
Wind Direction
North
Wind Speed
Light
Weather Comments
Warm in the sun and out of the wind, cool in the shade and on the ridgeline with a chilly north breeze. Bluebird skies all day.
Snow Characteristics
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Faceted Loose
Wind Crust
Melt-Freeze Crust
Damp
Snow Characteristics Comments

Soft powder on the protected north facing with soft snow underlying the new snow, dust on crust east through west, damp or a melt-freeze crust on all south facing aspects, wind crust in wind exposed terrain.

Comments

Went in search of soft snow void of tracks, between the east wind damage the sun and a lot of old tracks the pickings are getting slim. Still finding some soft snow on north facing wind protected terrain with facets underlying it. The surface is also starting to facet in this northerly protected terrain but that is only a very small portion of the pie. Sluffing was once again common on the steep north facing, all other aspects seemed to be locked in place. Wet activity was minimal due to a chilly north wind and cooler temps. Wind slabs also seemed stubborn in the terrain covered. Photos, Kobernik kicking off a sluff in steep north facing terrain, still a little soft snow to be had if you look hard enough.

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