Observation Date
3/3/2021
Observer Name
Ted Scroggin
Region
Uintas » Boundary Creek
Location Name or Route
Boundary Creek
Weather
Sky
Clear
Wind Direction
South
Wind Speed
Light
Weather Comments
Another clear, sunny and warm day with light south winds and it felt warmer than yesterday.
Snow Characteristics
Snow Surface Conditions
Dense Loose
Melt-Freeze Crust
Damp
Snow Characteristics Comments
Despite the warm temperatures, the snow conditions are holding up rather well. There is still nice dense powder on slopes not getting direct sun, but the south facing slopes do have a crust that softened up some today. I did not observe any wet snow issues.
Red Flags
Red Flags
Poor Snowpack Structure
Red Flags Comments
Traveled into the Boundary Creek Drainage today after getting some second hand info on an avalanche that happened in the area maybe several days ago. The snow pack set up here is much thinner and more developed weak sugary faceted snow near the ground and makes up nearly half of the snow pack.
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Trend
Same
Problem #1 Comments
This area has a thinner snow pack, maybe around 40" and has a much weaker structure with nearly half of the snow pack made up of some type of faceted snow. Although the chances of triggering an avalanche are getting less, the terrain around here is still a little concerning as seen by the recent avalanche.
Comments
On this northeast facing slope around 9,800' nearly half of the snow pack is some form of faceted snow that starts near the bottom and ends where the card is. The snow pack feels like it has adjusted to the slab on top, but would not fully trust the set up here.
This avalanche is several days old on a northeast facing slope and very likely triggered by skiers in the area. It was probably triggered either from a distance or by skiers nearby and where the snow pack was a little thinner.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Moderate
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Moderate
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