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Observation: Monitors

Observation Date
3/17/2025
Observer Name
Hardesty and Watson
Region
Salt Lake » Park City Ridgeline » Monitors
Location Name or Route
Monitors
Weather
Sky
Few
Wind Direction
South
Wind Speed
Moderate
Weather Comments
Warm and windy.
Snow Characteristics
Snow Surface Conditions
Wind Crust
Melt-Freeze Crust
Damp
Red Flags
Red Flags
Wind Loading
Rapid Warming
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Wind Drifted Snow
Trend
Decreasing Danger
Problem #1 Comments
Continued wind drifting although less snow available for transport. Plenty of cross-loading, ie - upper Wills Hill remained ok skiing while wind damage waited for the unwary midslope. Again, jumped on plenty of hard and soft wind drifts with no results. Photos of rounded pillows to the lee of mid-elevation sub-ridges and a fat roll below the trees in skier's right West Monitor. Time and warm temps assisting with stabilization.
Cornices continue to loom large.
Two profiles (NE facing 9400' Monitor Sneak and NW facing 9200' Wills Hill) found the dust stripe down 24-32" with ECTX. No apparent weaknesses noted adjacent to this layering.
Avalanche Problem #2
Problem
Wet Snow
Trend
Decreasing Danger
Problem #2 Comments
Clear skies and warm temps might have pushed the wet snow problem toward Moderate on steep sunnies by mid-afternoon....
Snow Profile
Aspect
North
Elevation
9,300'
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Moderate
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
None
Coordinates