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Observation Date
4/8/2016
Observer Name
Craig Gordon
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Raymond Peak
Location Name or Route
Raymond/Gobblers
Weather
Sky
Clear
Wind Direction
Northeast
Wind Speed
Light
Weather Comments
Another solid refreeze, but with warmer overnight lows, the snow went off about an hour earlier than Wednesday. Generally well-behaved snowpack. However, on my descent into Gobblers I did experience an isolated collapse on a steep, southwest facing slope with a thin snowpack.
Snow Characteristics
Snow Surface Conditions
Melt-Freeze Crust
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Wet Snow
Problem #1 Comments

Some wet activity on steep sun exposed terrain around Mt. Raymond.

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