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Observation: Red Pine

Observation Date
3/8/2025
Observer Name
Talty, Coyne, Stevens, G.
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Red Pine
Location Name or Route
Red Pine Fork
Weather
Sky
Clear
Wind Direction
North
Wind Speed
Light
Weather Comments
Clear skies and light winds, temps in the upper 20's F. N-NW winds were moving snow at upper elevation ridgelines.
Snow Characteristics
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Snow Characteristics Comments
Trace of new snow overnight, but this week's storms have put down 2-3 feet of new snow in this area. Surfaces began heating up after noon in the alpine, loose avalanches started coming down on east-facing terrain around 1:30 PM.
Red Flags
Red Flags
Recent Avalanches
Wind Loading
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Comments
This morning we traveled up Red Pine to see how the new snow was behaving. We saw evidence of large avalanches that had occurred over the last two days, but during the cold morning hours, stability seemed fair and the recent snow was bonding well. Stability was rapidly decreasing on slopes after they had been exposed to the sun for a few hours. At upper elevation ridgelines, N-NW winds were drifting snow in most directions.
Flagging along ridgelines
Recent wind drifting and an old hard slab avalanche on a NW face on White Baldy that likely occurred early morning 3/7 or 3/6.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Considerable
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Moderate
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