Pro Field Report

Basic Information

Observation Details

Observation Date:
March 11, 2021
Submitted:
March 11, 2021
Observer:
SAC - Davis, Savage
Zone or Region:
Soldier and Wood River Valley Mtns
Location:
Soldiers - Peak 2

Signs of Unstable Snow

Recent Avalanches? 
None Observed
Cracking? 
None Experienced
Collapsing? 
None Experienced
Mostly trail riding, so cracking/collapsing ob N/A.

Bottom Line

Weather station maintenance so obs are limited. No obvious larger wet loose or other natural slides from last week's warmup. The 2" or so of settled snow since last weekend was moist on sunnier slopes around 2 PM but far from posing a real threat. It'll likely take a bit more warming and milder overnight temps before wet avalanche concerns return.

Advanced Information

Weather Summary

Cloud Cover:
Mostly Sunny
Wind:
Light
New/Recent Snowfall:
~2" settled storm snow since the weekend.

Partly cloudy skies. Most of the cloudiness was along the southern-most mountains, with clearing to the north. Light, variable wind, primarily from the SE-E-NE.

Avalanche Observations

No recent slides in the Soldiers. Some debris piles in the W. Smokys that looked like wet slides initiating on rocky W-facing slopes.

Snowpack Observations

No formal snow observations. Some direct S-facing slopes were bare nearly to the summit of Peak 1. Much more snow cover overall near Soldier Mountain than in the Wood River Valley.

Ski patrol said, shaded norths were still mostly dry during last week's warmup. Some shallower, steeper direct souths were wet to the ground.