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Observation: Duchesne Ridge

Observation Date
3/5/2015
Observer Name
St Jeor
Region
Uintas » Nobletts » Duchesne Ridge
Location Name or Route
Duchesne Ridge
Weather
Sky
Scattered
Wind Direction
Northeast
Wind Speed
Light
Weather Comments
Temps climbed staidly throughout the day. The thin clouds seemed to help shelter the snowpack from the sun a little bit, but as the day went on the surface snow was definitely affected.
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
12"
New Snow Density
Medium
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Damp
Snow Characteristics Comments

On the sheltered north through east facing slopes the snow stayed cold and light. On more exposed terrain the surface snow started to get a littler more wet. Overall this is the best riding we've had in a long time.

Red Flags
Red Flags
Recent Avalanches
Heavy Snowfall
Wind Loading
Cracking
Rapid Warming
Poor Snowpack Structure
Red Flags Comments
While the Wasatch was going off yesterday the Uintas snowpack seemed to be better behaved. Today as temps climbed a bit more things started to get more reactive. I didn’t see any big avalanches by Uintas standards. I did see a few small wind pockets on east facing slopes as well as some soft slabs on southeast facing slopes near rocks where the heating was more intense. There were both naturals as well as sled triggered slides.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Moderate
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Moderate

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