Observation: Uintas

Weather

Sky

Clear

Wind Direction

Southwest

Wind Speed

Light

Weather Comments

Nice sunny day, light southwest winds along the ridgelines and generally pleasant conditions.

Snow Characteristics

Snow Surface Conditions

Powder

Faceted Loose

Damp

Snow Characteristics Comments

Despite the long stretch of mild weather and lack of snow, the snow conditions were quite decent. Getting around on sleds was not too difficult given the shallow snow pack.

Red Flags

Red Flags

Poor Snowpack Structure

Red Flags Comments

No change in the snow pack and will wait and see what the upcoming storms might do to change conditions.

Avalanche Problem #1

Problem

Normal Caution

Trend

Same

Problem #1 Comments

Mostly a low avalanche danger and I did not observe any signs of unstable snow.