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Observation: Smith-Moorehouse

Observation Date
2/5/2019
Observer Name
Weston Deutschlander
Region
Uintas » Upper Weber Canyon » Smith-Moorehouse
Location Name or Route
Smith Moorehouse
Weather
Weather Comments
Weather was better than expected. Even saw our shadows for a few minutes during the day. While there was the outlier of the Strong gust of wind every once in a while it was a great day in the mountains. It was overcast in the morning, trending towards better visibility and then back into the snow globe when we left the TH
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Heavy Snowfall
Wind Loading
Red Flags Comments
S in trees had good stability. Without a slab and lower slope angles we found great snow. HS @ 7800ft was 160cm
Comments
Had done an ECT around 7800 ft NE. ECTN there was plenty of failures but not enough of a cohesive slab for it to propagate.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
High
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
High