Ended up in Logan area this weekend, skiing first around Beaver Mountain Area, dust on crust, then came back down to low elevation just above inversion level in Cache Valley. Hiked up ridgeline out of Cherry Creek canyon above Richmond to around 7000' just out of inversion level. Wondering about lower elevation snowpack that has been in inversion for a long time, but daytime heating has affected snow even here. South facing had nasty breakable crust and even north facing had 1" wind crust that you had to punch through to make turns. Snow just underneath these crusts has weakened, faceting, and could be a problem with significant load. Below that much stronger snow. Total depth at 7000' of 36" on northern aspects and less than a foot on wind fetches south facing.
Skiing was near survival square pedal jump turns with some submerged rocks for seasoning. Decided an exit shot out frozen snomobile tracks was slightly better choice than another lap off ridge.
Skiing was near survival square pedal jump turns with some submerged rocks for seasoning. Decided an exit shot out frozen snomobile tracks was slightly better choice than another lap off ridge.
Could really feel inversion as we decended into valley, hopefully next forecasted storm will clear air and bring new snow
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