Observation Date
1/29/2021
Observer Name
Staples & Gordon
Region
Uintas » Nobletts » Mill Hollow » Campbell Hollow
Location Name or Route
Mill Hollow to Heber Mtn
Weather
Weather Comments
Clouds increasing around noon and light was getting flat
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
4"
New Snow Density
Medium
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Snow Characteristics Comments
About 15 inches of new snow last weekend followed by strong winds midweek plus about 4 the previous day has really filled in the area with snow. Coverage looks a lot better and riding quality has improved significantly.
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Trend
Same
Problem #1 Comments
The layers of buried facets feel like they are teetering near their breaking point but it's a little hard to assess just how close they are. Overall, we don't trust them.
Avalanche Problem #2
Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Trend
Decreasing Danger
Problem #2 Comments
Winds midweek moved a lot of snow. Slabs of wind drifted snow alone are minimal concern now. The concern are places where wind loading has added a slab and extra weight to the snowpack to stress buried PWL's.
Snow Profile
Aspect
Northeast
Elevation
9,700'
Slope Angle
26°
Comments
Snowpack tests gave mixed results, but the structure of the snowpack is the main concern. We felt that many high elevation slopes have been blasted by winds. The most likely place to trigger a slide is near and just below treeline where strong winds drifted some snow on top of this snowpack structure.
The photo below shows an obvious grey stripe of facets just above the shovel blade.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Considerable
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Considerable
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