Observation: Twin Lakes area
Observation Date: 
01/5/2018
Observer Name: 
Trenbeath

Region:

  • Salt Lake
Location Name or Route: 
Grizzly Gulch, Twin Lakes Pass, Figure Eight Hill
Weather
Sky: 
Few
Wind Direction: 
Southwest
Wind Speed: 
Light
Weather Comments: 
Another unseasonably warm, spring like day in the mountains. Clear until around 2:00 p.m. when clouds began to move in.
Snow Characteristics
Snow Surface Conditions: 
Dense Loose
Faceted Loose
Wind Crust
Melt-Freeze Crust
Damp
Snow Characteristics Comments: 

Mixed bag conditions with surface becoming increasingly loose on NW-N-E aspects. Damp and bordering on sloppy on S-SW slopes later in the day. 

Red Flags
Red Flags: 
Poor Snowpack Structure
Red Flags Comments: 
Surface becoming increasingly loose and faceted on NW, N, E aspects though not to the degree of other reports. Snowpack around the Twin Lakes Pass area is likely some of the deepest snow in the range and I dug to the ground at 140 cm on a NE aspect at 9960'. A cohesive 4F to 1F slab still exists here in contrast to lower elevations where the slab is disintegrating and facets are begining to take over the entire pack. A non reactive layer of facets still exists beneath the Christmas storm, and depth hoar is in abundance. Test results: CT 18 on basal facets, ECTX.
Today's Observed Danger Rating: 
Low
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating: 
Low
Snow Profile Coordinates: 
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