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Observation: Upper Moffit Basin

Observation Date
12/14/2025
Observer Name
Katz
Region
Uintas » Upper Moffit Basin
Location Name or Route
Windy Peak Environs
Weather
Sky
Few
Wind Direction
West
Wind Speed
Moderate
Weather Comments
Gusty winds were observed throughout the day.
Snow Characteristics
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Wind Crust
Rain-Rime Crust
Snow Characteristics Comments

Last weekend’s storm must have come in with some rain or rime, as tracks from after the 30th but before the 6th can be seen etched into this crust, with wind having worked much of the observed area between the 6th and today.

Red Flags
Red Flags
Collapsing
Poor Snowpack Structure
Red Flags Comments
Only one collapse was observed throughout travels, at the site of the attached snow profile.
Snow Profile
Aspect
Northeast
Elevation
10,300'
Slope Angle
27°
Comments

Avalanche viewership from last weekend’s cycle was the name of the game in the greater Windy ecosystem yesterday. Countless avalanches could be observed, some occurring so early in the cycle that they were almost impossible to make out, much less photograph. Attached, however are several more obvious avalanches that occurred later. This area, unlike many others in the range, has a connected weak layer sitting about 45cm off the ground - and grassy enough terrain to leave this layer uninterrupted.

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