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Observation: 10420

Observation Date
12/31/2022
Observer Name
Cam Norris
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » 10420
Location Name or Route
10420
Red Flags
Red Flags
Recent Avalanches
Heavy Snowfall
Wind Loading
Cracking
Poor Snowpack Structure
Comments
Our party made an ascent of 10420 via the "picnic tree" ridge line early Saturday morning. We observed shooting cracks in the 6" of new storm snow both on the ridge line and in the low angle sections of the Promised Land. The attached photo shows cracks/sliding along our skin track on the way up. The new storm snow did not appear to be well bonded to the previous surface.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
High
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
High
Coordinates