Join us for the 17th Annual Professional Snow and Avalanche Workshop (PROSAW) on November 4 - Purchase tickets here!
Ad
The National Forest Service Logo
icon-add Observation
Forecasts
Logan Ogden Salt Lake Provo Uintas Skyline Moab Abajos Weather Archives How to read the forecast
Observations & Avalanches
Submit Observation NEW - Observations Explorer All Observations Avalanches Fatalities Place Names Map Archives
Education
Avalanche Awareness Develop Skills On-Snow Courses Resources and Tutorials
Events
Store
About
Contact Who we are Core Values Staff Board of Directors Past Forecasters Sponsors Annual Reports Sign In
Blog
icon-add Observation
Donate / Join

Observation: Stump Hollow

Observation Date
12/14/2020
Observer Name
Pagnucco
Region
Logan » Beaver Creek » Stump Hollow
Location Name or Route
Stump Hollow, Upper Logan Canyon
Weather
Sky
Broken
Precipitation
Light Snowfall
Wind Direction
North
Wind Speed
Light
Weather Comments
Light snowfall, some breaks in the clouds, light breeze
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
4"
New Snow Density
Low
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Snow Characteristics Comments
a nice 4" of light density snow on top of buried SH and NSF. Snowpack at this elevation is still quite shallow.
Red Flags
Red Flags
Poor Snowpack Structure
Red Flags Comments
Found some nice faceted snow. Not real slab at this elevation yet.
Snow Profile
Aspect
West
Elevation
7,200'
Slope Angle
24°
Comments
Found some good looking faceted snow at 7200' W facing. The shallow snowpack in this location has been subjected to a huge temp gradient for the past few weeks.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Moderate
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Moderate