Observation: Grizzly Gulch

Observation Date

1/11/2018

Observer Name

CDS

Region

Salt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Grizzly Gulch

Location Name or Route

Grizzly Gulch

Weather

Weather Comments

Slowly clearing through out the day, I think solars stayed dry. Wind slabs along the cottonwood ridgeline. HST 30-45cm. High end light winds, plumes on superior at the end of the day.

Snow Characteristics

Snow Characteristics Comments

Snow seemed pretty stable as long as you didn't dig down to observe poor structure. No co/cr observed. No new avalanches observed. D3s with ex at resorts though. Dug one pit on S at about 10'000', poor structure, failures within storm snow, crust over facets still evident at top of xmas layer.

Red Flags

Red Flags Comments

Observed a lot of really poor human behavior today. Saw DOZENS of people with no avalanche gear. Skin tracks directly up terrain traps. People building jumps into the North facing side of the grizzly gulch ravine (pretty sure there was a close call here in similar conditions a few years ago).

Today's Observed Danger Rating

Considerable

Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating

Considerable

Observation: Grizzly Gulch

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