Observation Date
2/14/2025
Observer Name
Pagnucco
Region
Logan » Beaver Creek » Amazon Face » Beaver Envy
Location Name or Route
Beavere Envy
Weather
Sky
Obscured
Precipitation
Heavy Snowfall
Wind Direction
West
Wind Speed
Moderate
Weather Comments
Stormy day with on/off heavy snowfall, moderate winds moving lots of snow up and down slopw. Warm temps in am gave way to a cooler afternnon. Way warmer than just a few days ago.
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
18"
New Snow Density
Medium
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Snow Characteristics Comments
Deep and slightly inverted with the top 4-6" being slightly higher density. Laborious trail breaking. Lots of medium density soft snow sitting atop last weekend's well preserved graupel sitting atop a stout MF crust.
Red Flags
Red Flags
Recent Avalanches
Heavy Snowfall
Wind Loading
Cracking
Collapsing
Red Flags Comments
Observed dozens of natural shallow soft slab avalanches in Beaver Canyon that likely occurred overnight Thur-Fri with high PI. Observed cracking in the new snow.
Comments
We stayed in low-angle terrain all day due to HIGH avalanche danger. Limited visibility all day so only observed nearby activity and localized red flags.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
High
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
High
