Observation Date
3/10/2019
Observer Name
Paradis
Region
Salt Lake » Park City Ridgeline
Location Name or Route
Park City Ridgeline
Weather
Sky
Scattered
Precipitation
Light Snowfall
Wind Speed
Calm
Weather Comments
Fair visibility allowed viewing of adjacent ridges but not much more. Light snow seemed to pick up a little in the afternoon but didn't really amount to much. Winds were light. Relatively warm.
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
12"
New Snow Density
Medium
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Snow Characteristics Comments
Light winds and clouds/no sun kept the snow surface in good shape in protected areas. Usual areas right along ridgelines were wind scoured.
Red Flags
Red Flags
Heavy Snowfall
Red Flags Comments
Snowfall and associated loading from the past few days was the only red flag observed today. Surprisingly light winds even during the storm - winds at 9990 averaged mostly ~10 mph or less since Friday.
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
New Snow
Trend
Decreasing Danger
Problem #1 Comments
New snow seemed well behaved and many slopes along the Park City ridge line near 9990 were skied without problem.
It did seem like there were some unusual wind loading patterns from say the past month that have been covered by the most recent snow. For example, places that normally didn't have cornices now have them. Large drifts of snow are present even relatively far off ridge lines.
Snow Profile
Aspect
North
Elevation
9,100'
Slope Angle
25°
Comments
Overall very strong, stable snow. Pit was in a bit of a shady spot and did note some rounding facets about 1m deep. These were rounding and unreactive in snowpit test.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Moderate
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Moderate
