Utah Avalanche Center

Fog/gunky inversion. Warmer at higher elevation than trailhead.

Warm in the sun up high

Localized collapsing noted the day before by others, but we didn't experience. 0-3 cm layer intermittent across slope. ECTX

Facets just above the Thanksgiving crust surprised me how readily they popped with only light wrist taps in the ECT. This layer isn't everywhere because strong winds blew before it was capped with new snow on Dec 3. These winds likely removed this layer on top of the crust. No matter, the next week of high pressure and cold temps will create more weak layers and facets.

Nothing notable in this pit except old except there was only 5 cm of old, hard snow. It will be interesting to see if snow on this aspect (SW) develops nsf's this week during high pressure and cold air temperatures.

Pit at Fx of natural avalanche from overnight 12/3/17, during an intense storm that dropped 27 inches of light snow