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Observation: Moab

Observation Date
3/6/2015
Observer Name
Reed Kennard
Region
Moab
Location Name or Route
Tele gold
Weather
Sky
Clear
Weather Comments
Blue bird day in the mountains with temps above freezing in the afternoon and now winds to speak of.
Snow Characteristics
Snow Surface Conditions
Dense Loose
Melt-Freeze Crust
Damp
Snow Characteristics Comments
Spring has arrived in the La sal's. A mixed bag of conditions can be found depending slope aspect. South facing slopes were mash potatoes by the afternoon. Sun crust were prominent on east and west facing slopes. We even found some thin sun crust on north east facing slopes in gold basin. The snow that fell over the past week was dense and supportable with minimal ski penetration for the 25 to 30 inches of snow that fell last week.
Red Flags
Red Flags
Collapsing
Red Flags Comments
Collapsing was limited to small areas near trigger points like exposed stumps and rocks
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
New Snow
Trend
Same
Problem #1 Comments
our weak faceted layer may have been covered by fresh snow but it is still evident when you dig down
Avalanche Problem #2
Problem
Wet Snow
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Moderate
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Moderate