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Observation Date
5/12/2017
Observer Name
John Mletschnig
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Broads Fork
Location Name or Route
Broads Fork
Weather
Sky
Clear
Wind Direction
South
Wind Speed
Light
Weather Comments
Warm temps yesterday, warm overnight (low 45 at 10k in upper BCC), and warm today (highs in the low 50s at 10k)
Snow Characteristics
Snow Surface Conditions
Melt-Freeze Crust
Damp
Snow Characteristics Comments

The snowpack all the way up to 11k had a thin freeze on top from overnight lows with mostly drained out large round grains beneath the surface and down at least 80cm and likely deeper

Many large glide avalanches have slid in prior days in east facing Broads Fork, some pushing 4 meters in depth to ground and 500' wide.

no loose snow activity observed, perhaps it has been there and done that already.

Red Flags
Red Flags Comments
Warm and more warm. Not sure Id call it a rapid warming though as its been warm for some time now.
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Gliding Snow
Problem #1 Comments

Being that we observed no wet loose activity today I would venture to say that Glide slide would be a catidate for the largest issue in problematic areas that have yet to slide.

Avalanche Problem #2
Problem
Cornice
Problem #2 Comments

If any large pieces of snow are yet to drop, they will surly be getting close to it at this point.

Comments

Massive glide avalanche activity in Blue Ice-Diving Board area of east facing Broads Fork

She's a mess out there as everything has been coming un-glued! Skinnable snow is reached at about 7600' going up Broads Fork Trail.

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