Observations from Mt. Lola

Location Name: 
Mt. Lola
Region: 
Independence Lake Area
Date and time of observation: 
Sat, 03/22/2014 - 13:00
Location Map: 
United States
39° 26' 14.3664" N, 120° 21' 59.958" W
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Red Flags: 
Obvious avalanche path
Observation made by: Forecaster
Snowpit Observations
More detailed information about the snowpack: 

Travel in this area today was limited to W and NW aspects. Conditions were very similar to what has been observed around the rest of the forecast area over the past week. A solid overnight refreeze occurred in this area last night at all elevations. Conditions were still ski and boot supportable when departing the area at 4 pm. Photos taken at 1 pm at 9,100' on the north ridge (noted lat/long) show wet snow boot pen of 1 cm on subtle S aspect and a patch of wind affected snow on a N aspect, unaffected be melt-freeze. Descending W and NW aspects at 2 pm reveled 1 cm of wet surface snow at 9,100' increasing to 3 cm of wet surface snow down at 7,400'. No evidence of instability was observed.

Snowpack photos: 
Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
No
Cloud Cover: 
Clear
Air temperature: 
Above Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Calm
Air temperature trend: 
Warming