Observation Date
1/2/2017
Observer Name
Bill Hunt
Region
Ogden » Snowbasin Backcountry
Location Name or Route
Snowbasin backcountry
Weather
Sky
Broken
Wind Speed
Light
Weather Comments
A beautiful day, with some clouds to help preserve the powder.
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
8"
New Snow Density
Low
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Snow Characteristics Comments
Very good conditions; a few stumps still poking their heads up occasionally.
Red Flags
Red Flags
Heavy Snowfall
Red Flags Comments
I stayed below the highest ridges, below 9300'. No cracking observed today, although surface sluffs were moving readily, with one running 100 yards in 40 degree terrain.
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
New Snow
Trend
Same
Problem #1 Comments
The size of some of the running sluffs had me doing some cuts and the occasional traversing line, to make sure the snow movement was manageable.
Comments
Below, a sluff that ran 100 yards in steep terrain, 8600', N facing. I chose to do some traversing cuts in some areas like this. Much of this area had tracks before this storm cycle.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Moderate
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Moderate
