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Observation: Bear Trap

Observation Date
12/22/2022
Observer Name
S.Crow
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Bear Trap
Location Name or Route
Bear Trap
Red Flags
Red Flags
Recent Avalanches
Wind Loading
Cracking
Collapsing
Poor Snowpack Structure
Snow Profile
Aspect
Southeast
Elevation
8,300'
Comments
Did a CT and then an ECT today and got results on the upper layers from yesterdays's winds and snow.
Neither fracture was clean and the ECT didn't propagate fully across but was quick to move.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Considerable
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Considerable