Observation Date
4/19/2025
Observer Name
Ted Scroggin
Region
Uintas
Location Name or Route
Gold Hill
Weather
Sky
Clear
Wind Direction
Northeast
Wind Speed
Light
Weather Comments
A cold spring morning with temps in the teens and a light northeast breeze kept things on the cool side and it never got too warm today and the snow conditions held firm.
Snow Characteristics
New Snow Depth
6"
New Snow Density
Medium
Snow Surface Conditions
Powder
Melt-Freeze Crust
Damp
Snow Characteristics Comments
Finding about 6-8" in Gold Hill and word on the street is something closer to 10" up the highway near Mirror Lake. The new snow held up quite well with the air temps and a nice northeast breeze staying a little on the cool side and no wet issues that got out of hand. I did not see any south facing terrain today where the snow could have been more affected by the sun. I only experienced minor roller balls on due east this morning before moving onto a slightly cooler aspect.
Avalanche Problem #1
Problem
New Snow
Trend
Increasing Danger
Problem #1 Comments
The new snow got it's first hit of direct sun today and no real natural wet activity. If you disturbed the snow on steeper terrain it would sluff and slide quite easily on the underlying hard slick old snow surface. Lower angle slopes seemed to be the ticket.
Comments
The highway access is easy and straight forward right now and the snow line is staying around the Whitney junction.
A nice spring treat with 6-8" new snow in Gold Hill that was cold and somewhat dry on the north side of the compass. The sunny side held pretty well, but the strong spring sun was heating up due east this morning with just minor roller balls. The ticket was too find the right slope angle where the new snow would not sluff on the hard crust underneath.
Today's Observed Danger Rating
None
Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating
None
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