South Monitor2/24/2022
It’s been a while since there’s be anything to talk about in the avalanche world of the Wasatch but it finally snowed so I thought I’d give my take on condition. Travel was from the Guardsman pass road to S Monitor for a few laps then on to W facing Wills Hill with a exit out of Willow. It’s snowed 12 inches of light density snow in the last week with some wind out of the NW then out of the SE. Everyone’s been waiting for enough of a load for avalanches, on the facets from the long high pressure but the load is just not enough to tip the scales in most terrain. The UAC has had the hazard pinned at considerable for the last 2 days but I tend to disagree. The only action in the core of the Wasatch has been a couple small wind slabs running on old facets but there just isn’t enough of a load to turn on the alarm. There was some shallow windslabs triggered off the ridge of S Monitor but they were totally manageable and not much of a hindrance, a few quick ski cuts is all that was needed to clean them out. The skiing has been improving daily with small amounts of snow loaded over time and cold temperatures. You can still feel the bottom in most places but it’s getting softer day by day. Seems like the main thing to look out for is windslabs but I just haven’t seen them wide spread in most terrain, just light density snow resting on a variety of surfaces.
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