Observation: Twin Lakes Pass
05-07-2024 | Salt Lake
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Perhaps 5 inches of graupel during the day. Quite a snarly day to be out, especially in the upper-elevation wind zone. As my late, Czech mother-in-law used to say in her thick accent, \"Springtime is always a fight between winter and summer.\" Today winter was the clear winner.</div>\n </div></fieldset>\n<fieldset class=\" group-snow-characteristics field-group-fieldset form-wrapper\"><legend><span class=\"fieldset-legend\">Snow Characteristics</span></legend><div class=\"fieldset-wrapper\"><!-- See https://api.drupal.org/api/drupal/modules%21field%21theme%21field.tpl.php/7.x -->\n <div class=\"field-label text_02 bold mb0\">New Snow Depth</div>\n <div class=\"text_02 mb2\">18\"</div>\n <!-- See https://api.drupal.org/api/drupal/modules%21field%21theme%21field.tpl.php/7.x -->\n <div class=\"field-label text_02 bold mb0\">New Snow Density</div>\n <div class=\"text_02 mb2\">High</div>\n <!-- See https://api.drupal.org/api/drupal/modules%21field%21theme%21field.tpl.php/7.x -->\n <div class=\"field-label text_02 bold mb0\">Snow Surface Conditions</div>\n <div class=\"text_02 mb2\">Dense Loose</div>\n <!-- See https://api.drupal.org/api/drupal/modules%21field%21theme%21field.tpl.php/7.x -->\n <div class=\"field-label text_02 bold mb0\">Snow Characteristics Comments</div>\n <div class=\"text_02 mb2\"><div>Very impressive amount of snow for May. The new snow depth was hard to judge since the strong wind was blowing everything into drifts but it was about a foot and a half deep on average. New snow is dense graupel and rimed snow, surfy and skis rode on top few inches of snow instead of sinking deeper, which was good because the snow is so dense. Still fun turning, but the ferocious wind and squalls got tiresome quickly. </div></div>\n </div></fieldset>\n<fieldset class=\" group-red-flags field-group-fieldset form-wrapper\"><legend><span class=\"fieldset-legend\">Red Flags</span></legend><div class=\"fieldset-wrapper\"><!-- See https://api.drupal.org/api/drupal/modules%21field%21theme%21field.tpl.php/7.x -->\n <div class=\"field-label text_02 bold mb0\">Red Flags</div>\n <div class=\"text_02 mb2\">Heavy Snowfall</div>\n <div class=\"text_02 mb2\">Wind Loading</div>\n <!-- See https://api.drupal.org/api/drupal/modules%21field%21theme%21field.tpl.php/7.x -->\n <div class=\"field-label text_02 bold mb0\">Red Flags Comments</div>\n <div class=\"text_02 mb2\">With such strong wind and deep, dense snow, there was certainly a lot of wind transport of new snow into drifts. Surprisingly, even though it felt slabby in places, I jumped on several test slopes and couldn't get anything to crack or move. It seems like most of the new snow fell yesterday and the new snow is so dense that it seized up quite quickly. We skied several rollovers of 35 degrees with nothing moving or cracking. But I was certainly suspicious of steep, wind-loaded slopes and surprised by so little cracking or avalanching. </div>\n </div></fieldset>\n<!-- See https://api.drupal.org/api/drupal/modules%21field%21theme%21field.tpl.php/7.x -->\n <div class=\"field-label text_02 bold mb0\">Today's Observed Danger Rating</div>\n <div class=\"text_02 mb2\">Moderate</div>\n <!-- See https://api.drupal.org/api/drupal/modules%21field%21theme%21field.tpl.php/7.x -->\n <div class=\"field-label text_02 bold mb0\">Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating</div>\n <div class=\"text_02 mb2\">Moderate</div>\n <!-- See https://api.drupal.org/api/drupal/modules%21field%21theme%21field.tpl.php/7.x -->\n <div class=\"field-label text_02 bold mb0\">Coordinates</div>\n <div class=\"text_02 mb2\"><div style=\"width:auto;height:400px;\" id=\"openlayers-container-openlayers-map\" class=\"contextual-links-region openlayers-container openlayers-container-map-geofield-formatter-map\">\n <div style=\"width:auto;height:400px;\" id=\"openlayers-map\" class=\"openlayers-map openlayers-map-geofield-formatter-map\"></div>\n</div>\n</div>\n \n <!-- Ad underneath the left navigation desktop, this mobile web markup duplicates this where it should go -->\n ", "contentAsText": "Observation Date\n5/7/2024\nObserver Name\nBruce Tremper\nRegion\nSalt Lake » Little Cottonwood Canyon » Grizzly Gulch » Twin Lakes Pass\nLocation Name or Route\nTwin Lakes Pass - Black Bess and Patsy Trees\nWeather\nSky\nObscured\nPrecipitation\nModerate Snowfall\nWind Direction\nWest\nWind Speed\nStrong\nWeather Comments\nCold with ferocious springtime squalls throughout the day with strong, west wind. Perhaps 5 inches of graupel during the day. Quite a snarly day to be out, especially in the upper-elevation wind zone. As my late, Czech mother-in-law used to say in her thick accent, \"Springtime is always a fight between winter and summer.\" Today winter was the clear winner.\nSnow Characteristics\nNew Snow Depth\n18\"\nNew Snow Density\nHigh\nSnow Surface Conditions\nDense Loose\nSnow Characteristics Comments\nVery impressive amount of snow for May. The new snow depth was hard to judge since the strong wind was blowing everything into drifts but it was about a foot and a half deep on average. New snow is dense graupel and rimed snow, surfy and skis rode on top few inches of snow instead of sinking deeper, which was good because the snow is so dense. 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