Observation: Humpy Creek

Observation Date
1/18/2026
Observer Name
Craig Gordon/Ted Scroggin
Region
Uintas » Humpy Creek
Location Name or Route
Upper Humpy Creek
Weather
Sky
Clear
Wind Direction
Southwest
Wind Speed
Calm
Weather Comments
Clear skies, crisp AM temps warming through the day and hardly a breath of wind... about as glorious as it gets.
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
6"
New Snow Density
Low
Snow Surface Conditions
Faceted Loose
Red Flags
Red Flags Comments
No red flags noted or observed
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
Normal Caution
Problem #1 Comments

Ted and I felt very comfortable stepping into big terrain because we've been tracking the snowpack all season, avoided any terrain where we could trigger even a small avalanche, kept our slope angles reasonable, and followed Andy's spot on advice delivered in his morning avy forecast. In summary... we were out looking for an finely aged Martinelli"s... not a Monster energy drink :)

Comments

Today's Observed Danger Rating
Low
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
Low