Observation: Little Water

Observation Date
12/27/2021
Observer Name
Green Mark
Region
Salt Lake » Mill Creek Canyon » Little Water
Location Name or Route
Shangri la
Red Flags
Red Flags
Wind Loading
Poor Snowpack Structure
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Trend
Same
Problem #1 Comments
Found old snow from the ground to 46 cm. Didn't get any unstable results on it but I suspect it was due to the incresed HS in this particular spot.
Avalanche Problem #2
Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Trend
Increasing Danger
Problem #2 Comments
This pit location was on the north side about 100 yrds away from the ridge but was seeing some wind loading
Snow Profile
Aspect
North
Elevation
9,300'
Comments
Dug a pit while I was up touring in the upper part of mill creek off of Little water peak. This particular location had an HS of 120, which seems high for the area, spoke with other groups in the area that were seeing an average around 60-80 cm. This location was about 100 yrds from the ridge line but I suspect has been continually wind loaded throughout this system. Sa a few results within the new snow in a compression test but did not witness any propagation in an ECT.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
High
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
High
Coordinates