Observation: Beaver Creek Canyon

Observation Date
12/23/2016
Observer Name
Pagnucco
Region
Logan » Beaver Creek » Beaver Creek Canyon
Location Name or Route
Beaver Creek Canyon
Weather
Sky
Overcast
Weather Comments
calm before the storm.
Snow Characteristics
Snow Surface Conditions
Faceted Loose
Snow Characteristics Comments

Snow surface was combination of surface hoar, graupel and NSF's. Felt like old snow.

Snow Profile
Comments

A couple of crusts with faceted snow sandwiched in between. Nothing overly remarkable except that the snow is shallow in this zone. Facets are developing in many areas of the snowpack but there is no real slab on top. The area is low elevation so it feels like we are still building a base here.

My trusty partner mostly stayed on top but the variability in the thickness of the supportable crust sent him to his shoulders more than once.

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