Observation Date
2/5/2022
Observer Name
Ted Scroggin
Region
Uintas » Whitney Basin
Location Name or Route
Whitney Basin-Moffit Peak
Weather
Sky
Few
Wind Direction
West
Wind Speed
Light
Weather Comments
A bit warmer today, but the light winds kept things cool. Just a few clouds around and another mostly sunny day and beautiful in the mountains.
Snow Characteristics
Snow Surface Conditions
Faceted Loose
Wind Crust
Snow Characteristics Comments
In very sheltered areas soft snow that rides quite nice is still found, but in the open areas the winds have been blowing and creating some hard dense wind slabs along with lots of textured snow.
Red Flags
Red Flags Comments
No red flags in my travels, but have noticed some recent winds creating some shallow wind slabs in limited terrain.
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Normal Caution
Trend
Same
Problem #1 Comments
The increase in winds have been creating some isolated shallow wind slabs in a few areas.
Comments
Came across a couple natural shallow wind slabs that likely released a day or two ago up high on the cold shady north side of Moffit Peak. Possibly a cornice broke free from the up tick in winds and this would be the type of place where winds have created some fresh wind slabs high on the ridge line.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Low
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Low
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