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Observation: Cardiff Peak

Observation Date
4/10/2018
Observer Name
Hardesty, Wilson
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Cardiff Peak
Location Name or Route
Cardiff Peak
Weather
Sky
Broken
Wind Direction
Southwest
Wind Speed
Light
Weather Comments
Warm, light wind, patches of sun.
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
3"
New Snow Density
High
Snow Surface Conditions
Damp
Snow Characteristics Comments

Damp few inches from Sunday above Saturday's rain crust. Quasi corn skiing.

Red Flags
Red Flags Comments
No red flags per se; clouds and touch of wind kept the wet activity mostly glued in. Very minor roller/balling and push/alanches noted.
Comments

Interesting structure (to say the least) in top 40cm on north facing Cardiff Pass

3cm damp snow/graupel

6cm rain crust from April 7

rounding facets - this and graupel below make up significant hardness differential between crusts as noted in photo

graupel

20cm crust from March 22

Pics: already documented from past couple days of natural and human triggered sluffs

Will take a closer look at how this next storm is shaping up, but looking like a classic bread and butter storm for the Wasatch with only new snow instabilities. Which - for this year - is a nice thing.

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