Observation: Uintas

Observation Date

1/9/2026

Observer Name

Davis, Slocum, Xavier

Region

Uintas

Location Name or Route

Wolf Creek Pass

Weather

Sky

Few

Wind Direction

North

Weather Comments

sustained light to moderate N winds had done some damage on the rdigelines and were moving snow throughout our tour

Snow Characteristics

Snow Surface Conditions

Powder

Dense Loose

Faceted Loose

Wind Crust

Snow Characteristics Comments

hand pit from 9600' NE: avg 50 cms of right-side-up settled snow was glued on to the the xmas, which was still 5cms thick and P+/K

Red Flags

Wind Loading

Red Flags Comments

no cracking or collapsing where we skied

Avalanche Problem #1

Problem

Wind Drifted Snow

Problem #1 Comments

wind was easily blowing around the recent storm and forming stiffer drifted and small cornice which we avoided