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Observation: Wolverine

Observation Date
1/19/2022
Observer Name
CBrown
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Wolverine
Location Name or Route
Grizzly, Patsy, Wolverine
Weather
Sky
Obscured
Precipitation
Light Snowfall
Weather Comments
Sky went from Few>CLR>BKN>X between 0800-16:00, light winds from the NW, very high RH producing riming and surface hoar. I traveled between grizzly, patsy, wolverine cirque and TLP and observed varying amounts of SH and rimed SH on snow surface. No rime crust but 1-3mm SH and rimed SH was present, even along ridge lines. It was not being affected by short periods of sun or the light winds where I traveled. A few flurries starting around 14:00.
Snow Characteristics
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Faceted Loose
Wind Crust
Melt-Freeze Crust
Snow Characteristics Comments
Rime on rocks and trees, but no rime crust noted on surface today.
Red Flags
Red Flags Comments
Weak snow surface conditions.
Comments
Over the last week I have seen 1-2cm SH in flat cold sinks where SH commonly develops. Today I noted surface hoar in unusual places. The new SH today is small (1-3mm) and widespread where I traveled between 9,200'-10,600' E-N-NW, smaller grain in the trees and larger grain along the ridgeline. Something to keep in mind w/ the light forecasted winds leading into the small storm Friday. If the SH is destroyed, the FCsf will surely get buried (seeing 1-6cm of FCsf on northerlies)
Riming on rocks and trees
SH and rimed SH on snow surface on Patsy ridgeline.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
None
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
None
Coordinates