Utah Avalanche Center

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.

this is my first practice pit in snow pilot, making up all my info

early in storm