Utah Avalanche Center

Natural avalanche nearby @8700' 40+ degree N slope, 60 cm crown failing on old basal snow....

Natural avalanche nearby @8700' 40+ degree N slope, 60 cm crown failing on old basal snow....

A HUGH collapse while digging the snow pit - after stepping onto the pit debris.

Also ECTX at 70cm, at 15 taps it broke and tried but failed to propagate. This layer seems to be a mid-storm density change or other change in conditions such as a break in the wind. would expect this to layer to stabilize, but worth keeping track of til it does.

Fresh powder with no base on most slopes... thin faceted layer on the ground limited to north facing terrain.

Though this location is E facing it is representative of due north because of shading from a nearby stand of trees. Nearby pit locations near 9900 feet had similar snow depths, but any crust or hard layer produced propagating ECT's usually 5-10 cm's above the ground in small facets not on depth hoar at the ground.