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Observation: East Fork

Observation Date
4/5/2025
Observer Name
Ted Scroggin
Region
Uintas » Bear River » East Fork
Location Name or Route
Bear River - East Fork
Weather
Sky
Clear
Wind Direction
Northeast
Wind Speed
Light
Weather Comments
Sun all day, light northeast winds and a very nice spring day with mild temperatures.
Snow Characteristics
Snow Surface Conditions
Dense Loose
Melt-Freeze Crust
Damp
Snow Characteristics Comments
Still great snow conditions with cold dry snow on the north side of the compass and a thin melt freeze crust this morning on sunny aspects that softened late morning.
Red Flags
Red Flags Comments
No red flags observed today where I visited.
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Normal Caution
Trend
Same
Problem #1 Comments
In my travels today I did not observe any real hazard or issues. I spent the day in some mid to lower elevation terrain and the snow pack felt solid and no weather was adding to the hazard.
Comments
This weeks storm was good to the Uintas with decent snow totals at all elevations and the mid to lower terrain is looking nice and white. It is not always possible to have this kind of coverage for the first of April.
There was really nice cold dry snow on the north facing slopes and the light northeast winds were helping to keep the surface cool.
The cold morning temperatures have kept the surface snow cold on the north side and created some loose dry sluffing. Might be a problem in steep and confined terrain.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
Low
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Moderate
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