Observation: Alta Periphery

Observation Date
1/19/2021
Observer Name
Adam Crow
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Alta Periphery
Location Name or Route
Poin Supreme
Red Flags
Red Flags
Wind Loading
Cracking
Rapid Warming
Poor Snowpack Structure
Comments
Saw a little collapsing and cracking today. Not as much as I've been seeing in the past few days. Dug a pit on a NNE aspect att 10,200'
HS 100cm
ECTN
PST 29
The weak layer I was targeting for the PST was the buried facets 15cm below the surface.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Moderate
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Moderate