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Observation: Red Pine Gulch

Observation Date
1/26/2016
Observer Name
Andy Farrell
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Red Pine
Location Name or Route
Red Pine
Weather
Sky
Clear
Weather Comments
Cold temps lower in the drainages leaving White Pine TH around 9am.
Snow Characteristics
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Snow Characteristics Comments
Dry settled powder on shady slopes at all elevations returning to White Pine around 5pm. East facing may have held up throughout the day with cold morning temps. Westerlies will be sporting a crust after today. Small surface hoar low in drainages.
Red Flags
Red Flags
Recent Avalanches
Wind Loading
Rapid Warming
Red Flags Comments
A few minor wind slab releases noted in leeward northeast facing terrain in upper Red Pine. Small, point release wet sluffs became increasingly frequent on west facing Lake/Rainbow peak during our 5pm exit. All activity confined to 10-12 inches of most recent snow.
N @ 10k HS 215cm: ECT 21RP Q3 @ 55cm, ECTN 19 @ 55cm, CT17 Q2 @ 55cm NNW @ 10K HS: 190cm: ECTN 23 @ 35cm Failure on very small grains, hard to distinguish with the naked eye. Assumed recent NSF culprit. Seems to be healing slowly compared to a pit in the same location last week. We only tested to about 100cm depths.
W @ 10K HS 220cm: ECT18 RP Q3 @ 45cm 2-3cm graupel layer, ECTX, CT30 Q3 @ 45cm
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Moderate
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Moderate
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