Utah Avalanche Center

Saw some transport with moderate gusting winds about 20 minutes before we dug.

Rain saturated the low elevation snow on 1/17

Rain saturated the low elevation snow on 1/17

4f finger rounding facets between 80-76 are weak and will not support much additional weight. Heads up as this next storm approaches. Facets were much weaker higher up on the slope in the starting zone. CTM 12 Q2 at pit dug higher on slope.

Crust on top was from a light mist that happened around 1pm

Unsure how to score the ECT at 95 cm. It initially broke under the shovel around 7 taps. Subsequent taps caused it to propagate. Probably this is an ECTN, but it caught my attention and I wasn't going to ignore the fact that it seemed to want to propagate. The layer of snow from 95 to 100 cm was mostly broken new snow particles but they did have some faceting.