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Observation Date
4/7/2016
Observer Name
Craig Gordon
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Pioneer Ridge
Location Name or Route
Pioneer Ridge
Weather
Sky
Clear
Wind Direction
Northwest
Wind Speed
Moderate
Weather Comments
Cold, clear night providing solid refreeze.
Snow Characteristics
Snow Surface Conditions
Melt-Freeze Crust
Snow Characteristics Comments

Not our typical shallow refreeze. Rock solid surface snow providing some of the best "all day" corn conditions this spring. Billiard table smooth snow and about as good as it gets. Upper elevation southeast facing terrain coming on at about 10:30 ish. Worked a variety of different aspects thereafter. The snow never got overly punchy.

Comments

Sledders got into some pretty rad terrain last weekend on the backside of Sunset into the Snake Creek drainage. Obviously a pretty talented crew. Evidence of some wet activity most likely occurring during the big warm up late last week. Otherwise.... no news of the weird.

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