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Observation Date
4/25/2015
Observer Name
Toddeo
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Brighton Perimeter
Location Name or Route
Snake Creek Pass, Brighton Area
Weather
Sky
Broken
Precipitation
Light Snowfall
Wind Speed
Calm
Weather Comments
Clear on arrival at dawn, high thin clouds transitioning to mixed clouds/b;lue skies later in the am. A trace of snow late morning.
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
4"
New Snow Density
Medium
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Damp
Snow Characteristics Comments

2-5" new depending on elevation. Basel 1" looks like it came in very wet, well bonded. Medium density, very fine pellets and graupel.

Damp and spongy below 9300' by 10.30 am. Higher sunny aspects aslo were getting sun affected. A touch of greenhousing but not enough to severally impact shady areas, which were just starting to ski a little slower on my last run.

Note: Left by 11.30, things might have changed.

Red Flags
Red Flags
Rapid Warming
Red Flags Comments
Warming is my only red flag today, moderate hazard as the sun comes out or greenhousing occurs. Did not observe any real drifitng or any other concerns on the BCC/Snake Creek Ridge line.
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Wet Snow
Problem #1 Comments

New snow only, Moderate hazard, main concerns would be the hard bed surface on steep slopes.

Comments

Things are really bare for this time of year. A lot of shallow snow hazards.

moderate hazard only due to warming, low otherwise.

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