Observation: Cardiff Pass

Observation Date
11/9/2015
Observer Name
Evelyn
Region
Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Cardiff Pass
Location Name or Route
Alta to Cardiff Pass
Weather
Sky
Overcast
Wind Direction
Southwest
Wind Speed
Moderate
Weather Comments
Gusty winds making it rather unpleasant at times.
Red Flags
Red Flags Comments
Snow from the past storms has sat long enough to facet. Some surface hoar developed over the weekend, and persists where capped by a thin, 1-2" wind slab and in wind sheltered areas.
Comments

An overview shot of northerly facing slopes. Coverage and depth are getting more worrisome, with potential for the faceted snow to be a problem with a load of new snow. Basically, everything white on mid and upper elevation slopes is faceted snow - which will generally act as a weak layer when it finally gets loaded. Any remaining snow on southerly facing slopes has gone through a couple of melt-freeze cycles.

A flipped piece of wind slab, with facets and surface hoar sticking to the bottom.

Cracky thin wind slab.

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