Observation Date
11/29/2016
Observer Name
Kikkert, Manos
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Silver Fork
Location Name or Route
Silver Fork Meadows
Weather
Sky
Broken
Wind Direction
Northeast
Wind Speed
Calm
Weather Comments
Low clouds mixed with patches of sunshine. Stayed cool all day. Only slight breeze here and there.
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
2.5'
New Snow Density
Medium
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Snow Characteristics Comments
Right side up. Settlement was noticeable throughout the day as the snow became a bit faster and more supportable.
Red Flags
Red Flags
Heavy Snowfall
Red Flags Comments
Only thing going on in the mid elevations is that it just snowed a lot, which was cause for caution, but in the end everything was really well behaved.
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Normal Caution
Problem #1 Comments
Not listing any real problems for meadows because there is no old faceted snow, it's been pretty protected from the wind, and any instabilities within the new snow seemed to have settled out. Could still notice a few density inversions in the new snow in a snow pit, but only dirty shears and no propagation due to the lack of a cohesive slab.
Photos are of shallow new snow slides that likely occurred during high precip rates Monday afternoon. This was the only sign of recent activity we saw.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Moderate
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Moderate
