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Observation: Raymond Glade

Observation Date
1/12/2020
Observer Name
L. Dunn
Region
Salt Lake » Mill Creek Canyon » Porter Fork » Raymond Glade
Location Name or Route
Raymond Glade
Weather
Sky
Overcast
Precipitation
Light Snowfall
Wind Speed
Calm
Weather Comments
It snowed nearly all day in Porter Fork with a few periods of moderate snow, but mostly just light snow. Noticed some heavily rimed dendrites at times in the afternoon which would seem to be a denser snow than what has been falling the past couple of days. The only wind we experienced was near the top of Raymond Glade, near the BCC/Mill Creek ridgeline and even this was just a few sporadic gusts that lifted some snow off the trees. Otherwise it was mostly calm all the way to 9500' or so.
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
14"
New Snow Density
Low
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Snow Characteristics Comments
Based on faint outlines of old skin tracks from Saturday, I estimate about 14" of new snow overnight into Sunday morning with another 2-4" during the day Sunday. Total settled (not very settled) new snow in the past 24-36 hours seemed to be around 2 feet of very low density snow with little or no density inversions due to wind or periods of heavily rimed snow. We found the same exceptional snow being widely reported.
Red Flags
Red Flags
Recent Avalanches
Heavy Snowfall
Red Flags Comments
There was some natural sluffing going on in the steepest terrain. And we triggered a few sluffs that traveled fast and far in steep convex terrain. But they didn't pack much of a punch and were very manageable. Even the sluff debris was low density and skied well. It seemed like the biggest threat today was possibly getting hit by a sluff while in a terrain trap, otherwise it was quite benign, even on steep terrain.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Moderate
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
None
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