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Observation: East Bowl

Observation Date
12/11/2025
Observer Name
Kelly
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Silver Fork » East Bowl
Location Name or Route
Silver Fork
Weather
Sky
Clear
Wind Speed
Calm
Weather Comments
Calm winds, warm temperatures. 35° F at nearby Honeycomb Weather Station. Clear skies.
Snow Characteristics
Snow Surface Conditions
Melt-Freeze Crust
Damp
Snow Characteristics Comments

Snow surface was a combination of melt-freeze crust on shady aspects and damp on south-west facing slopes. On west facing slopes I was sinking in the top 2" with skis on and on north-east facing it was a mostly supportable crust. I observed roller balls on northwest-west-south facing slopes up to 9,200'

Photo of roller balls on northwest facing slope at 9,200'.

Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Persistent Weak Layer
Snow Profile
Aspect
North
Elevation
9,900'
Slope Angle
31°
Comments

This snowpit was adjacent to an avalanche that Trent remotely triggered on 12/6/2025. The snowpack here was still weak and I had failure with extended column tests on facets near the ground. This shows that sensitivity has decreased ( most stable snowpack) since Trent was able to trigger this avalanche last weekend. The facets (PWL) in this location were dry.

Today's Observed Danger Rating
None
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
None
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