Jakes Peak Observations

Location Name: 
Jakes Peak
Region: 
West Shore Area
Date and time of observation: 
Sun, 02/07/2010 - 11:00
Location Map: 
United States
38° 58' 3.1836" N, 120° 6' 50.8536" W
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Observation made by: Professional Observer
Snowpit Observations
More detailed information about the snowpack: 
Trace of new snow overnight.  Some wind effect on the surface snow from the NE winds last night mainly above 8000' but did not seem widespread.  Good unconsolidated snow on N-E aspects, sluffing occuring within the top 3-4'' of surface snow only on steeper terrain.  Dug several hand pits to look at the recent storm snow, the upper 12-20''.  No density change seen between layers that had heavier/denser snow over lighter/less dense snow and no layers that were reactive.  The upper snowpack/recent storm snow continues to gain strength and skied very well.  No signs of instability seen today with lots of skier traffic in this area over this weekend. 
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Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
No
Cloud Cover: 
75% of the sky covered by clouds
Air temperature: 
Below Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Light
Precipitation: 
Air temperature trend: 
Static
Wind Direction: 
Northeast
Accumulation rate: 
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