Observation: White Baldy

Observation Date
4/21/2018
Observer Name
mark white
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Red Pine » White Baldy
Location Name or Route
White Baldy
Weather
Sky
Clear
Wind Direction
Northwest
Wind Speed
Light
Weather Comments
Clear and cold in the AM, warm in the afternoon
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Density
High
Snow Surface Conditions
Dense Loose
Wind Crust
Melt-Freeze Crust
Damp
Snow Characteristics Comments

Melt freeze crust, on all aspects except high N in the AM, dry dense snow with 3 inches of ski penetration on high N, damp on all other aspects and elevations on our exit at 1:30

Comments

Went for high north today to get the last of the last little bit of dry snow. Last night seemed to have a good refreeze and things stayed frozen until the time we reached the base of White Baldy at 10:30am, not sure the exact timing on when things softened on the other aspects other than due N but by the time we left everything was saturated. With cold clear nights and warming days we might be in for a short lived corn cycle. I did note some new wet activity on the S facing off the back of the Phif and above the lake on the E facing redpine lake shot. We did get some cracking in thin wind slabs up high on White Baldy but the were stubborn and not prone to move.

Photos: wet activity above the lake, cracking in thin wind slabs and the last of the dry snow, I think it’s over after today.

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