UDOT PLANNED AVALANCHE CLOSURES!!

Observation: Columbine Bowl

Observation Date
1/8/2025
Observer Name
CJH
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » White Pine » Columbine Bowl
Location Name or Route
Columbine Bowl Area
Red Flags
Red Flags
Recent Avalanches
Wind Loading
Rapid Warming
Poor Snowpack Structure
Snow Profile
Aspect
West
Elevation
9,300'
Comments
We wanted to investigate how the W facing snowpack is doing. The basal facets are gaining strength(4F)and are about a meter deep now. Our ECT propagated on 30, I still wouldn't write this off due to the spatial variability in the range. We skied S facing slopes and at 2pm they started to warm up and become saturated.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Considerable
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Considerable
Coordinates
Snow Pilot URL