Observation: State Line Bowls

Observation Date

12/27/2020

Observer Name

weed

Region

Logan » Southeast Idaho » Upper Sink Hollow » State Line Bowls

Location Name or Route

Marges Lift to State Line Bowls

Snow Characteristics

New Snow Depth

New Snow Density

Medium

Snow Surface Conditions

Powder

Wind Crust

Snow Characteristics Comments

Nice shallow powder conditions. Best in lower angled terrain

Red Flags

Wind Loading

Cracking

Collapsing

Poor Snowpack Structure

Red Flags Comments

Audible collapses still widespread, but the sounds were bit muffled by the new powder. Sometimes I could see small aspens up to about 100' away quake when another meadow collapsed. remote triggered a small but deep wind slab also from about 100' away, with a whumpf. It cracked along the ridge and failed on faceted snow. The 3 to 4' deep hard wind drift cracked and ran down slope only about 50'

Snow Profile

Aspect

East

Elevation

8,900'

Slope Angle

20°