Observation: Reynolds Glades

Observation Date
1/21/2024
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Reynolds Pk » Reynolds Glades
Location Name or Route
Reynold Glades
Red Flags
Red Flags
Poor Snowpack Structure
Snow Profile
Aspect
North
Elevation
9,000'
Comments
Overall nice day with low clouds moving in and out, light winds and light precip. Not a whole lot of snow overnight in this area, and it felt very warm, more like mid march than mid january. We dug a pit to the ground at 9000ft on the shoulder of reynold glades near one of the steeper roll overs. Slope angle where we dug was 25 degrees, We did a quick hand hardness and found generally stable conditions in the upper ~meter of the snowpack, all of which was new snow after the december drought. The Facets were damp and seem to be healing, but during our ECT we got a clean propagation at 26. The pre-january near surface facets seem to be gaining strength but in this location are definitely still close enough and still weak enough to be of concern.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Considerable
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Considerable
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