Observation Date
4/19/2015
Observer Name
Bruce Tremper
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Alta Periphery
Location Name or Route
East Castle - Alta
Weather
Sky
Scattered
Wind Direction
Northwest
Wind Speed
Moderate
Weather Comments
Partly cloudy with a continued, cool breeze from the northwest.
Snow Characteristics
Snow Surface Conditions
Dense Loose
Damp
Snow Characteristics Comments

We could find some not-half-bad powder snow on the north facing slopes between 10,000 and 11,000' in East Castle, which is part of Alta Ski Area but the Pt. Supreme and Sugarloaf lifts are now closed for the season. No, it's not fly in your face powder but dense and turnable in between the wind damage. Everything else is damp but is actually quite good turning because the combination of sun and cool breeze kept everything at a perfect state of mushiness.

Red Flags
Red Flags Comments
Not many red flags. Snow is mostly stable with some minor roller balls and very small sluffs in steep, sun exposed slopes. All the old wind slabs are quite settled out and stable.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Low
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Low