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Observation: Hogum

Observation Date
2/23/2016
Observer Name
Tyler Falk
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Hogum
Location Name or Route
Maybird to Hogum
Weather
Sky
Clear
Wind Direction
West
Wind Speed
Light
Weather Comments
Clear day with almost no wind except on 11k ridgelines where I found light winds. No new transport of snow noticed.
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
5"
New Snow Density
Low
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Snow Characteristics Comments

Around one inch of light density snow again at the white pine trailhead which turned into around five or six inches at upper elevations. Similar mini storm to last Friday but without the strong pre frontal winds. Light density snow seamed to stay dry on all aspects but steep south and east slopes at mid elevations and lower. I could just barely make a snowball at noon on steep east aspects.

Red Flags
Red Flags
Cracking
Red Flags Comments
No real red flags out there today other than cracking in some isolated locations where it loaded in.
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Trend
Decreasing Danger
Problem #1 Comments

Upper elevation east and north aspects had a few shallow slabs that pooped out up two a foot deep in places. Most of these were on aspects with north in them. The ones we came accost seamed to have been cross loaded from the west winds.

Avalanche Problem #2
Problem
Gliding Snow
Trend
Increasing Danger
Problem #2 Comments

With temps at Alta reaching 40 degrees this week we might start to see some of these starting to happen in the normal spots. Broads, stairs, ect

Pic 1. Sluffing in the new snow on the old smooth surface.

Pic 2. Small slide within the new snow

Pic 3. Two other small slides in North facing terrain in Hogum

Pic 4. Transport from the wind event last week.

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