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Observation: Alta Periphery

Observation Date
11/14/2018
Observer Name
Hardesty
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Alta Periphery
Location Name or Route
Alta periphery
Weather
Sky
Few
Wind Speed
Calm
Weather Comments
Cool and clear. You can almost watch those facets growing.
Snow Characteristics
Snow Surface Conditions
Faceted Loose
Damp
Snow Characteristics Comments
Recent low density storm snow rapidly faceting but not as advanced as the couple/few inches of more advanced facets (squares) over the supportable mid-pack crust. Decent turns in the square powder on the low angle grassy slopes. Image thanks to our friends at the Hatcher Pass Avalanche Center in Alaska. (They're seeing significant rain on snow slab avalanches today.)
Red Flags
Red Flags
Poor Snowpack Structure
Red Flags Comments
"Sorta" poor structure. We have a good bed surface and a good thicket of weak layers above. Just waiting for that next slab. I mean storm.
Comments
Northerly @ 9000' HS roughly 30cm. 8cm of variously developed facets above a supportable crust. Northerly @ 10,000' HS roughly 45cm. 12-15 cm of variously developed facets above a supportable crust.
Video
Today's Observed Danger Rating
None
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
None
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