Planned Website Outage: The UAC website will be down for maintenance on June 17 from 2:00 - 7:00 PM MT.
Ad
The National Forest Service Logo
icon-add Observation
Forecasts
Logan Ogden Salt Lake Provo Uintas Skyline Moab Abajos Weather Archives How to read the forecast
Observations & Avalanches
Submit Observation Observations Explorer All Observations Avalanches Fatalities Weather Place Names Map Archives
Education
Avalanche Class List UAC Class List Online Classes Resources and Tutorials Avalanche Awareness Develop Skills
Events
Store
About
Contact Who we are Core Values Staff Board of Directors Past Forecasters Sponsors Annual Reports Sign In
Blog
icon-add Observation
Donate / Join

Observation Date
1/6/2018
Observer Name
Andrew Nassetta/Greg Gagne/Craig Gordon
Region
Salt Lake » Big Cottonwood Canyon » Brighton Perimeter » Dog Lake area
Location Name or Route
Dog Lake/Pioneer Bowl Environs
Weather
Sky
Overcast
Precipitation
Moderate Snowfall
Weather Comments
A little more snow and wind than forecast, but weather hardly ramping up hazard.
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
3"
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Snow Characteristics Comments

A very welcome 3" plus of medium density, creamy snow that's got some good body, making for soft surfy conditions. Downside is... new snow is preserving NSF. Could be a tricky setup with projected mid week storm

Red Flags
Red Flags
Recent Avalanches
Cracking
Red Flags Comments
Instabilities occurred within the small amount of new snow received. Shallow soft slabs and sluffs on steep, shady slopes.
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
New Snow
Problem #1 Comments

Great day for an avy class. Our crew witnessed very manageable SS and sluffing on steep slopes. In addition, they got to see our current snowpack setup, helping them to make informed decisions when winter returns to the Wasatch.

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