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Observation: Park City Ridgeline

Observation Date
3/30/2019
Observer Name
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Region
Salt Lake » Park City Ridgeline
Location Name or Route
PC Ridgeline
Weather
Sky
Overcast
Precipitation
Light Snowfall
Wind Direction
Northeast
Wind Speed
Light
Weather Comments
Overcast with low laying clouds, cool light N-NE winds, a few sucker holes mid day.
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
12"
New Snow Density
Medium
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Damp
Snow Characteristics Comments
The 18 plus inches from yesterday settled out to about a foot of medium density, surfy snow, damp but not exceeding on S facing exit at 2pm, all lower elevations were beyond damp.
Comments
The density inversion in this terrain had settled out by afternoon yesterday in my opinion, you couldn’t buy a sluff or soft slab on the steepest of slopes. It stayed cold and cloudy at least until our exit at 2pm . The NE at 10000ft remained dry and cold. Dry snow on high N might make it through tomorrow and the next day.
photos: cornices and the debris pile from yesterday’s slide
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Moderate
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Moderate