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Observation: Mill D South

Observation Date
1/10/2021
Observer Name
Cbrown
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Mill D South
Location Name or Route
Mill D South
Weather
Sky
Clear
Weather Comments
Cold in shade and low in drainage, temp inversion, warm and pleasant higher and in the sun, no wind observed
Snow Characteristics
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Snow Characteristics Comments
Soft snow low angle solars and norths, old tracks are hard and hazardous.
Red Flags
Red Flags
Poor Snowpack Structure
Red Flags Comments
Low angle montreal hill had 65-100cm on N-NE (lower than expected), snowpit 9,400 NE HS 95cm, CTM15 SC down 50cm on 20201211 FC, ECTP22 on same layer. 20201211 FC layer is becoming homogeneous layer with lower FC and MF as the MF that separate lower layers continues to decompose and facet out. Poor structure remains. Seeing tracks getting into holy toledo, cardiac bowl, cardiac ridge, ivory, red flag?
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Trend
Same
Problem #1 Comments
Not going anywhere anytime soon.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Considerable
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Considerable
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