Observation Date
3/10/2015
Observer Name
chester
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Wolverine Cirque
Location Name or Route
twin lakes, wolverine bowl, dog lake
Weather
Sky
Clear
Weather Comments
nice day, I left at noon- no heating issues at that time
Snow Characteristics
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Dense Loose
Faceted Loose
Melt-Freeze Crust
Snow Characteristics Comments
powder in the deep dark shade. the sun crust is getting thick.
Red Flags
Red Flags
Poor Snowpack Structure
Red Flags Comments
didn't see any signs of instability, however did dig one deeper hand pit just to get a feel for what has been going on. Worthwhile for me to try get a handle on things. Saw trent Meisenheimer's vid and other observations-pretty much ditto. On a due n facing 9800' rocky slope. the early feb facets are easy to find 1 foot down. next signifigant load (snow) If we get any could be interesting. Not a lot of snow avail for transport anymore (sun crust), but there is some. I left before the heat, so no comments on heating.
Snow Profile
Aspect
North
Elevation
9,600'
Slope Angle
37°
Comments
Where I dug was 40" deep, on rocks, there is depth whore around rocks (5" deep).
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Low
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Low