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Observation: Summit Park

Observation Date
1/16/2025
Observer Name
Michael
Region
Salt Lake » Parleys Canyon » Summit Park
Location Name or Route
Summit Park
Snow Profile
Elevation
8,300'
Comments
We dug this test pit as practice for an Avy II course. Not alot of snow depth here in summit park. We were looking to see if a PWL of facets existed at the ground but did not find it. Instead it looks as though snowmelt prevented that layer from forming and/or any facets were melted and then re-consolidated into an ice layer along the ground. This area was also anchored by bushy vegetation and branches protruding from the ground. Overal this area of N and NW slope looked to be stable. While the location we dug appeared to be untouched there was also plentiful skier compaction in much of the neighboring skiable terrain.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Low
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Low
Coordinates
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