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Observation: Ogden Mountains

Observation Date
1/12/2019
Observer Name
Ben, Kory, Jamie
Region
Ogden » Ogden Mountains
Location Name or Route
North Side of the Divide
Weather
Sky
Clear
Weather Comments
Nice clear day above the inversion. Light winds moderate temps.
Snow Characteristics
Snow Surface Conditions
Faceted Loose
Wind Crust
Melt-Freeze Crust
Rain-Rime Crust
Snow Characteristics Comments
It’s a mixed bag out there southerly aspects have a stout melt freeze crust, that was softening a little throughout the day The E-NE aspects were still soft. The surface of the snow on those E-NE aspects is a strange surface hoar coated in rime.
Red Flags
Red Flags
Poor Snowpack Structure
Red Flags Comments
Gererally a right side up pack with a few PWL lingering in the snow pack that were minimally reactive to CT’s non reactive during multiple ECT’s
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Trend
Same
Problem #1 Comments
We were able to find the buried Jan 1-4 surface hoar preserved on a E-NE aspect at about 7100 feet it was nonreactive. Also found a thin layer of buried NSF below the Jan 4 rime crust that that were minimally reactive to CT tests. Same layer did not fail in multiple ECT’s. Still not sure how many other places in the Ogden zones have these preserved PWL lingering.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Moderate
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Moderate