Snow profile from NE shoulder of Pk 9773' (Mt. Rose area)

Location Name: 
NE shoulder Pk 9773'
Region: 
Mount Rose Area
Date and time of observation: 
Fri, 02/14/2014 - 13:30
Location Map: 
United States
39° 17' 52.98" N, 119° 56' 56.22" W
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Red Flags: 
Recent loading by new snow, wind, or rain
Observation made by: Professional Observer
Snowpit Observations
More detailed information about the snowpack: 

Photograph 1: Evidence of snowpack settlement due to yesterday's rain and continued mild temperatures.

Photograph 2: Fracture (CTM SP) plane within the basal facets/rain crust.  This structure was only 5 cm off the ground.  Could not get this to fracture with ECT (3x). Column test wall HS = 100 cm.

Strong, supportable rain crust above 8800 feet or so, below that, deep, wet, unconsolidated surface snows.  Basal grains exhibit areas of strong, frozen structure and areas of unfrozen, weak, and unconsolidated structure.  The entire snow profile is moist; some evidence of free water pooling on surface in low angle areas near ridge crest.  Some wet point releases around cliff bands and steep rocks.

Snowpit or crown profile photo or graph: 
Snowpack photos: 
Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
No
Cloud Cover: 
50% of the sky covered by clouds
Air temperature: 
Above Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Moderate
Precipitation: 
None
Air temperature trend: 
Static
Wind Direction: 
Southwest
Accumulation rate: 
More detailed information about the weather: 

Evidence of rain to the top of the peaks yesterday--no new snow.  Warm mod SW winds on the ridges.