Observations from Red Vista/Elephant's Hump

Location Name: 
Red Vista/Elephant's Hump
Region: 
Carson Pass Area
Date and time of observation: 
Sat, 02/28/2015 - 11:10
Location Map: 
United States
38° 41' 20.832" N, 119° 58' 36.516" W
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Red Flags: 
Recent loading by new snow, wind, or rain
Observation made by: Forecaster
Snowpit Observations
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New snow amounts in this area ranged from 10-15 cm at 7,800 at the Red Lake Parking area and up to 20-25 cm at 8,800' on Elephant's Hump. Very little wind effect in this area and little to no wind slab formation was observed. New snow slab had very little cohesion and was not reactive in snowpit tests. At the testpit location (noted lat /long, N aspect, 8,800') the slab was too soft for effective CT's and ECT's. PST gave a SF result at 23% cut length. No signs of instability observed in this area. Formal snowpit profile for this location from pre-storm is available at: http://www.sierraavalanchecenter.org/tue-02242015-1130-near-surface-facets-red-vistaelephants-hump.

Snowpit videos (tests, etc): 

20150228 PST 23/100 SF on NSF layer, Carson Pass, CA

Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
No
Cloud Cover: 
75% of the sky covered by clouds
Air temperature: 
Below Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Calm
Precipitation: 
Rain
Air temperature trend: 
Warming
Wind Direction: 
Accumulation rate: 
Less than 1 in. per hour
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