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Observation: Cardiff/Mineral

Observation Date
3/13/2020
Observer Name
Hardesty, Torrey, Telleson
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Cardiff/Mineral
Location Name or Route
Hallway>Dark Ebony
Weather
Sky
Overcast
Wind Direction
Southeast
Wind Speed
Moderate
Weather Comments
Occasional strong gusts. Not much snow to blow around but some graupel and heavily rimed snow from a couple days ago. Still, wind had snow filling in skin tracks.
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
1"
New Snow Density
High
Snow Surface Conditions
Wind Crust
Melt-Freeze Crust
Rain-Rime Crust
Snow Characteristics Comments
Grim. Had the whippet out for the uptrack. The down wasn't much better. Wind crusts, sun crusts, and some areas stripped down to the Feb 7th crust (below) in steep, windward terrain of the Cardiff/Mineral ridgeline.
Red Flags
Red Flags Comments
None.
Myriad crusts for any new snow to run fast and far. Would expect to see pockets (albeit poorly connected) of hard wind slab beyond the standard loading zones in the coming days.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Low
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
None