Observation: Willows

Observation Date
1/10/2023
Observer Name
Andy Nielsen
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Willows
Location Name or Route
Willow
Red Flags
Red Flags
Recent Avalanches
Heavy Snowfall
Wind Loading
Comments
I wanted to hike up to the Park City ridgeline to have a look at the Monitor Bowls too see if they had avalanched naturaly during the storm. Shortly before I reached the ridge the storm moved in and the visibility went down the tubes, I could hardly see where the ridge ended, let alone if they had naturaly avalanched. I turned tail and skied back down the way I had come. I stopped at the small sub ridge that is next to Wills Hill (south-west) as this was windloading similarly to the Monitors but the visibility was better. There were small windslabs that had avalanched naturaly from the cornises colapsing onto them and the forming cornices broke off easily with a kick. I assume that the Monitors were the same as they were loading from the same wind direction.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Considerable
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
High
Coordinates