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Observation: Gobblers

Observation Date
1/21/2017
Observer Name
Glew
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Mill Creek Canyon » Mill A » Butler Fork » Gobblers
Location Name or Route
Yellow Jacket
Weather
Sky
Overcast
Precipitation
Heavy Snowfall
Wind Direction
Northwest
Wind Speed
Strong
Weather Comments
Blowing and snowing all day.
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
2'
New Snow Density
Low
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Wind Crust
Snow Characteristics Comments

A solid 2 feet of snow by the end of the day in Yellow Jacket and Alexander Basin. Shallow soft slabs easily triggered on leeward slopes, they seemed to be naturally avalanching throughout the the storm otherwise would have been bigger if they were not repeating.

Red Flags
Red Flags
Recent Avalanches
Heavy Snowfall
Wind Loading
Cracking
Collapsing
Poor Snowpack Structure
Red Flags Comments
Cornices remotely triggered from a distance into Alexander Basin. Ski cuts on steep rolls produced shallow soft slabs. Worked my way up the ridge to the top of Gobblers Knob but could not see much besides cornices failing from a distance and the wrath of the NW winds.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
High
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
High