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Observation Date
2/13/2016
Observer Name
John Lemnotis
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Mill B South
Location Name or Route
Mill B
Weather
Sky
Scattered
Wind Direction
East
Wind Speed
Light
Weather Comments
Clearing skies as the day progressed made for great skiing and riding.
Snow Characteristics
Snow Surface Conditions
Dense Loose
Faceted Loose
Wind Crust
Snow Characteristics Comments
NSF started being present around 8800' and were well developed all the way to the ridge line. The snow surface was a mixed bag depending on the terrain feature. HS at 10,000 was 235 which has definitely been loaded through the season. Boot pen was 25cm and ski pen was 8cm. There is some snow to be blown around if the winds pick up tomorrow as forecasted, could create some cross loaded slopes adjacent to those loud NSF stashes.
Red Flags
Red Flags Comments
No red flags noted on our tour today
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
New Snow
Trend
Same
Problem #1 Comments
In the right N facing terrain you could get some of those NSF to run.
Avalanche Problem #2
Problem
Normal Caution
Photo of surface hoar from around Lake Blanche
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Low
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Moderate