Observation Date
3/30/2024
Observer Name
Gagne
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Grizzly Gulch » Patsy Marly
Location Name or Route
Patsy Marley
Comments
Outside of wind-affected terrain, the new snow was unreactive to ski cuts or other quick stability tests, but any slope that was wind-loaded was reactive. Most drifts were shallow (< 15 cms) but avalanches were propagating widely. A ski cut on a wind-loaded north-facing slope avalanched down 45 cms, failing on the temperature crust that formed during Friday's warmup. It seemed that *any* amount of wind-drifting created sensitive soft slabs.
Photos of
- shallow soft slab of wind-drifted snow on east aspect off of Twin Lakes Pass ridgeline
- deeper soft slab of wind-drifted snow on north aspect off of Patsy Marley ridgeline
![](https://utahavalanchecenter.org/sites/default/files/styles/observation_image/public/images/observations/2023-24/shallow.jpg?itok=WHICYWz3)
![](https://utahavalanchecenter.org/sites/default/files/styles/observation_image/public/images/observations/2023-24/deeper.jpg?itok=x8k3_7Kk)
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Moderate
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Moderate
Coordinates