Observation Date
11/23/2016
Observer Name
Gordon
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Brighton Perimeter
Location Name or Route
Brighton perimeter
Weather
Sky
Few
Wind Direction
Southwest
Wind Speed
Moderate
Weather Comments
Southwest winds picking up during the day, finding enough snow along the ridges to create a few shallow drifts.
Snow Characteristics
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Dense Loose
Snow Characteristics Comments

Notably more snow in upper LCC... still pretty shallow around Brighton.

Red Flags
Red Flags
Wind Loading
Red Flags Comments
Most starting zones quite thin, rough, and not very connected.
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Problem #1 Comments

Structured snowpack limited to upper elevation shady slopes, but there's not a lot of connectivity to the pre-existing pack. Small grained facets with a thin, hit-or-miss heat crust above (where my crystal card is located in image below), and Monday's storm snow resting on top. In general... nothing too alarming. With the anticipated storm, I suspect the usual round of sensitive, fresh wind drifts on steep, shady slopes.

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