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Observation: Garden City Bowls

Observation Date
1/15/2020
Observer Name
Greg Davis
Region
Logan » Bear Lake » Garden City Canyon » Garden City Bowls
Location Name or Route
Garden City Bowls
Red Flags
Red Flags
Heavy Snowfall
Wind Loading
Poor Snowpack Structure
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Trend
Same
Problem #1 Comments
Obvious signs of wind loading on and near the ridge top. Some soft wind slab formation felt while traversing on the ridge. Winds were calm today.
Avalanche Problem #2
Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Trend
Same
Problem #2 Comments
Still persisting. I did not hear/feel any collapsing today as on days prior up here. Small column tests still indicate fracture initiation with smooth planar Q1 shear on the buried surface hoar layer.
Snow Profile
Aspect
Northeast
Elevation
8,600'
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Considerable
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Considerable
Coordinates