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Observation: American Fork

Observation Date
4/16/2023
Observer Name
Kelly, Miller, Wieringa
Region
Provo » American Fork
Location Name or Route
American Fork
Weather
Sky
Clear
Wind Direction
Northwest
Wind Speed
Light
Weather Comments
Clear skies with calm to light winds blowing from the southwest. Winds picked up at 9,000'.
Snow Characteristics
Snow Surface Conditions
Melt-Freeze Crust
Snow Characteristics Comments
Snow surface ranged from very firm melt freeze on west facing slopes to soft corn skiing on south-east facing slopes getting softer as we lost elevation from 11,000- 8,600'.
Photo of old wet loose avalanche and cornice fall on an east facing slope at 10,400'
Photo of frozen surface west facing slope at 10,200'
Red Flags
Red Flags
Rapid Warming
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Wet Snow
Trend
Same
Problem #1 Comments
Wet snow avalanche concerns will continue to flucutate based on temperatures.
We came across this avalanche in Centennial off the back of the Gargoyles that ran sometime in the last few days.
Photo of snow on the roof of a historic cabin in American Fork
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Low
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
None
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