December 21

Lower Solitude to West Monitor, Wills trees, Dutches Draw out Beartrap

Elevations, slope angles and aspects

7600'-10k+, angles over 35°, all aspects.

Snow conditions

Recent snow has settled to about six inches, ski penetration.

It has been wind and sun affected although some south facing aspects retained dry, settled powder.

Wind from the sse had deposited on lee aspects, loading may be reactive(shallow slabs from small cornice drops).

Weather

Mid temperatures, wind from the south, gusting over 20 mph.

Evaluation

Instability was from wind drifting.

Would expect some drifts may have overloaded buried weak layering.

Pictures

triage

from the Park City ridges

dutches-draw

Heli bombing the cone pano

eridge

It was windy

windy

to the south

pfifer

Not so windy

west

to the west.

one-track

A few turns.

meadows

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