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Observation: East Canyon

Observation Date
2/22/2023
Observer Name
A. Nielsen
Region
Salt Lake » Parleys Canyon » East Canyon
Location Name or Route
East Canyon
Red Flags
Red Flags
Heavy Snowfall
Wind Loading
Cracking
Collapsing
Comments
Surprise day off of work from the storm had me out looking for terrain close to home and low angle as I would be alone for the day. I have skied this area 3-4 times this season in an effort to take advantage of the low elevation snow this season. All previous outings I did not see any signs of instability. Today however was a little different. The terrain I was in is all low angle meadow skipping (20*-25*) so I wasn't worried about avalanches. I did hear several whumpf's and had isolated cracking around my skis on the skintrack, second and third laps I heard more whumpf's on my same up hill route. Touchy snow pack right now.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Considerable
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Considerable
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