Utah Avalanche Center

Upper Silver Fork, ECTX although there was an easy enough shovel shear on small grained facets below the crust @ 117cm from ground on old snow interface. Crust was friable. (GCS of 7). Stability was good, structure was poor. Cold caky snow with cold temperatures.

Three weeks of cold and dry conditions.

Ice hard crust on ground at select locations, not in this pit. HS at 7000' was 30 cm. HS at Ben Lomond Peak Snotel was 50cm (7700'). GCS of 8

Snowpack continues to facet

Surface faceting was pronounced on all northerly facing slopes from 5600' to 9600'. Rated the pit a GCS of 8. Dry loose snow sloughing in the faceted snow surface. Skier triggered loose dry on facets 4" deep on N facing nearby Sox's.