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Observation: Silver Fork

Observation Date
2/13/2020
Observer Name
mackenzie
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Silver Fork
Location Name or Route
Silver Fork
Weather
Sky
Few
Wind Direction
West
Wind Speed
Light
Weather Comments
Few clouds, temps in the low 20s, light winds keeping snow surface cold
Snow Characteristics
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Melt-Freeze Crust
Snow Characteristics Comments
2 cm new snow. Rapidly decomposing and starting to facet. South through southwest aspects supportable crust. North facing terrain roughly 12 cm of near surface facets from rapid diurnal recrystallization.
Red Flags
Red Flags Comments
No major red flags at the moment.
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Normal Caution
Trend
Same
Problem #1 Comments
Normal Caution. Pockets of wind slabs on easterly aspects and sub-ridges from previous winds but very stubborn and small. Dug a few hasty pits on west and north aspects around 9500' and found some facet/crust sandwiches on the westerly aspects, no notable stability results with resistant planar fractures on various crusts about 30 cm down.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Low
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Low
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