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Observation: Snake Creek

Observation Date
4/30/2023
Observer Name
B
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Brighton Perimeter » Snake Creek
Location Name or Route
Snake Creek Canyon
Weather
Sky
Clear
Wind Direction
West
Wind Speed
Light
Weather Comments
Temperatures by 0900 hitting the mid 40's. Overnight low at 8000 feet 37 degrees.
Snow Characteristics
Snow Surface Conditions
Melt-Freeze Crust
Damp
Snow Characteristics Comments
Regardless of temperature inversion with Upper Elevations staying well above freezing, the overnight clear skies combined with low humidity allowed for a solid refreeze. Excellent Corn Skiing in Upper Elevations of Wasatch County: East on by 8:30 and good till 9:30, SE good from 9:30 till 10:30, S good from 10:00 till 11:00, SW still good when exiting at noon; West may have been holding up through at least 1300. Only real concern noted was the sagging huge Cornices.
Red Flags
Red Flags
Rapid Warming
Red Flags Comments
Second night in a row with Above Freezing temperatures at all elevations. Sagging Cornices continue to present concerns.
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Cornice
Trend
Increasing Danger
Problem #1 Comments
See above, and with the continued forecast for unseasonably warm/hot temperatures these may be calving off Naturally over the next 24 to 48 hours.
Avalanche Problem #2
Problem
Wet Snow
Trend
Increasing Danger
Problem #2 Comments
Obviously...
Low Danger observed in the am, and Likely escalating in the pm.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Low
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Considerable
Coordinates