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Observation: Tibble Fork

Observation Date
2/6/2024
Observer Name
Meisenheimer, Kelly
Region
Provo » American Fork » Tibble Fork
Location Name or Route
Tibble Fork
Weather
Sky
Overcast
Precipitation
Light Snowfall
Wind Direction
Southwest
Wind Speed
Calm
Weather Comments
Calm winds in the drainages. Stronger winds blowing from the southwest at higher elevations. Skies mostly overcast with fog in/out through the day.
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
4"
New Snow Density
High
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Damp
Snow Characteristics Comments
Wet snow to 7800' and dried out a bit above that level. Snowing lightly throughout the day. Snow surface was damp powder. Roller balls at lower elevations on all aspects.
Photo of roller balls
Red Flags
Red Flags
Poor Snowpack Structure
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Trend
Same
Snow Profile
Aspect
East
Elevation
8,500'
Slope Angle
15°
Comments
Snowpit shows poor structure with slightly rounded 2-3mm faceted grains near the ground and 3' of strong snow over the top. These grains are starting to show signs of rounding and with a deeper snowpack will start to get better with time. These facets are still weak as demonstrated by the propagation saw test and with the additional storm forecast for this week they are not trustworthy yet.
Video
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Moderate
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
None
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