Observation: Cutler Ridge

Observation Date
2/2/2021
Observer Name
Paul LaStayo
Region
Ogden » Ben Lomond » Cutler Ridge
Location Name or Route
Cutler Ridge-mid elevations
Red Flags
Red Flags
Recent Avalanches
Wind Loading
Poor Snowpack Structure
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Avalanche Problem #2
Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Comments
Short tour in the mid-elevations with a test pit. SW winds continue and leeward depositing continues-- though with less AST until the next storm perhpas tomorrow evening. Top meter of snowpack is homogenizing as a 4F-1F slab atop an ~8cm crust with large facets below. Here no propagation (ECTN28) though the slab is legit and the structure of the PWL remains nefarious (see image and vid clip below). The avy likelihood and avy size potential seems to still warrant the "considerable danger" designation at the mid-elevations spanning NW, N, NE, E aspects
Video
Today's Observed Danger Rating
None
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
None