Observation Date
11/1/2015
Observer Name
Lees
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Cardiff Pass
Location Name or Route
Alta to Cardiff Pass
Weather
Sky
Scattered
Wind Direction
Southwest
Wind Speed
Light
Weather Comments
Increasing clouds throught the morning, high overcast by 2 pm.
Comments

Last week's few inches of snow has melted off on most slopes facing east through south through west. The snow remaining on the lower and mid elevation northerly facing slopes is warm and damp. On the colder, upper elevation northerly facing slopes, the snow did facet a bit with the clear night. Below about 10,200', though faceted, the snow warmed enough to become moist. I could easily make a snowball (photo below). I suspect as you approach 11,000', the old snow on northerly facing slopes is still dry and slightly faceted. Overnight warm temperatures, clouds and wind should help slow or even reverse the faceting.

A couple of views of the current snow coverage. Upper photo is from Brighton's Great Western web cam, lower photo looking across upper Little Cottonwood at the northerly facing slopes.

Today's Observed Danger Rating
None
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
None