Observation Date
12/22/2022
Observer Name
Mike J
Region
Uintas
Location Name or Route
Lower Weber Canyon
Comments
I got out this afternoon and found about 5” of new snow in wind sheltered terrain above 9500ft. Lower altitude meadows had close to a foot while NW facing terrain was scoured exposing previously covered rocks. There was quite a bit of wind loading on the northeast terrain I spent my afternoon with breakable crust just below the ridgeline. Dropping down below the ridgeline about 50 feet the snow was creamy and supportive on skis. I saw this skin that slid last night during the storm on a NE facing slope at 9900ft. It was wider than I expected, approximately 400 ft, considering how thin the new snow was. Maybe it slid in sections. The new snow skin ran around 50ft and would have been manageable.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Considerable
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Considerable