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Observation: Salt Lake

Observation Date
12/18/2021
Observer Name
Shin
Region
Salt Lake
Location Name or Route
Aspen Run
Red Flags
Red Flags
Cracking
Collapsing
Poor Snowpack Structure
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Trend
Same
Problem #1 Comments
This week's snow is consolidating into a pretty good slab on top of our October PWL problem. I was surprised at how much energy there was in in my ECT, and how clean the shear surface was. ECT18 - Q1 shear quality.
Snow Profile
Aspect
Northwest
Elevation
8,800'
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Considerable
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Considerable