Observation Date
3/23/2021
Observer Name
weed
Region
Logan » Beaver Creek » Amazon Face
Location Name or Route
Amazon Face, Ball Room (Beaver Envy)
Weather
Sky
Obscured
Precipitation
Heavy Snowfall
Wind Direction
North
Wind Speed
Moderate
Weather Comments
Snow showers, but quite heavy at times, especially in the afternoon.
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
6"
New Snow Density
Medium
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Snow Characteristics Comments
Nice shallow powder and soft dust-on-crust conditions. Lower angled slopes smooth slopes offered "hero" snow conditions
Red Flags
Red Flags
Rapid Warming
Red Flags Comments
The sun popped out for a few minutes in the early afternoon and I could feel the fresh snow get sticky almost instantly. Needed to stop for skin wax...
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Wet Snow
Trend
Increasing Danger
Problem #1 Comments
The snow stayed pretty dry in most places, but more sun tomorrow will quickly cause loose wet avalanches or sluffs entraining a few inches of new snow.
Snow Profile
Aspect
West
Elevation
7,900'
Slope Angle
27°
Comments
The sun popped out for just a few minutes in the early afternoon, but the clouds and cool temperatures kept the new snow pretty nice in most places. The new snow was bonded pretty well to the solid melt-freeze crust from last week's warm weather. I found moist faceted snow near the ground, but the refrozen snow above it was very hard and supportable.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Moderate
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Moderate
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