Observation Date
3/9/2024
Observer Name
Ted Scroggin
Region
Uintas » Bald Mountain
Location Name or Route
Bald Mtn.
Weather
Sky
Clear
Wind Direction
South
Wind Speed
Light
Weather Comments
Another beautiful day out there, a little warmer today and the winds were mostly calm to light down in the basin.
Snow Characteristics
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Wind Crust
Damp
Snow Characteristics Comments
Thursdays storm snow has settled into some very nice dense powder with a few areas of wind textured snow. I did not get high on any ridge lines so not sure what conditions might be at that elevation. The snow held up great around the compass even with the warming temperatures.
Red Flags
Red Flags
Wind Loading
Red Flags Comments
Generally no red flags, but the south winds appeared to be on the increase and moving some of the low density snow around into fresh shallow drifts. I was able to get a very small soft wind slab to break out about 30' wide and 10" deep. I would think there are some places where these wind drifts are possible to trigger along the north side of the compass and in more exposed terrain.
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Trend
Same
Problem #1 Comments
I was noticing the low density snow today swirling around from just a slight wind and the small pocket I got to break was some good info to what might be going on higher up.
Comments
I always try and use this pretty good test slope to see what the winds have been doing. This pocket was only 10" deep and maybe 30' wide and was a soft wind slab, but it was a good indication of possibly some deeper and wider slabs higher up.
A few photos of some natural avalanches that took place during the recent storm this week. Some of the debris piles were fairly deep.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Moderate
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Moderate
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