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Observation: Days Draw

Observation Date
3/6/2017
Observer Name
Meisenheimer
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Days Fork » Days Draw
Location Name or Route
Spruces to CSR to Cardiff Fork
Weather
Sky
Scattered
Precipitation
Light Snowfall
Wind Direction
North
Wind Speed
Moderate
Weather Comments
Cold Temperatures, felt more like January in the wind.
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
10"
New Snow Density
Medium
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Snow Characteristics Comments

Riding was hit or miss. We needed just a little more snow and less wind to make it all time. The wind really took it's toll and worked it's way down into the canyon bottoms. Even the flats on the summer road had wind damage and large drifts.

Red Flags
Red Flags
Heavy Snowfall
Wind Loading
Cracking
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Trend
Decreasing Danger
Problem #1 Comments

Snow was heavy and thick in places and stripped to the old crusts in others. It seemed that the winds were so strong that it just made a mess out of everything and didn't load just one aspect. I am sure there is a wind slab out there somewhere, but in my location they seemed minimal and not a huge concern.

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