Observation Date
3/23/2016
Observer Name
Jeremy Jensen
Region
Logan » Logan River » Tony Grove
Location Name or Route
TG
Weather
Sky
Scattered
Precipitation
Light Snowfall
Weather Comments
Nice cold winter-like weather above 8000ft with swirling winds. Tough to tell what the dominant direction was during the day but there was pretty obvious west winds judging from the huge drifts. Mostly sunny skies with fast moving clouds to keep things cooler. Snow showers off and on in the afternoon.
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
16"
New Snow Density
Low
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Snow Characteristics Comments
Super good powder conditions. Fast, light and right side up making for huge plumes and many many faceshots. Wind had moved quite a bit of snow around. Some areas only seemed about 8-10" while other areas were 18-24" deep. Wind drifts here and there were chest deep and varying from soft to stiff and thick. S, SE and E faces warmed a bit in the sun and some S faces had zippered by the end of the day. Most other aspects were holding good above 8000 ft. Blower powder conditions with cold smoke lingereing for 4-5 turns. Giving it 5 stars
Red Flags
Red Flags
Heavy Snowfall
Wind Loading
Red Flags Comments
Lots of obvious drifting, new soft and weak cornices, some slabbing under the sled when traveling and a few new snow slab pockets broke loose under the powsurfers.
Comments
Quite a few small pockets broke loose in steep windloaded areas. Nothing threatening.. these were small and didn't run very far, but still a sign of sensitivity in the new storm snow and a reminder to be mindful of exits and exposure.
Snow seemed to get deeper farther north in the range. We didn't do a whole lot of exploring. Too busy making laps and getting blasted in he face with pow.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Moderate
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Moderate
