Observation: Upper Cottonwood

Observation Date
2/16/2025
Observer Name
Anna Rupper
Region
Logan » Logan River » Cottonwood » Upper Cottonwood
Location Name or Route
Upper Cottonwood
Red Flags
Red Flags
Heavy Snowfall
Wind Loading
Poor Snowpack Structure
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
New Snow
Trend
Same
Problem #1 Comments
Heavy snowfall all weekend and reactive ECT on new snow layers
Avalanche Problem #2
Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Trend
Same
Problem #2 Comments
Lots of wind drifted snow on N and E facing slopes observed over the weekend.
Snow Profile
Aspect
Southwest
Elevation
7,700'
Comments
Spent the weekend at the Blind Hollow Yurt. It hardly stopped snowing Friday-Monday, low visibility but great skiing. Lots of wind loading on the N/E ridge. We didn't observe any collapsing but definitely found some wind slabs and crusts throughout the weekend. We dug a pit Sunday and did some tests. During our ECT a layer about 55 cm down propagated and slid off clean on 29 taps.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
High
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
High
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