Blowing snow on Dick's Peak, stable wind slab on Rubicon Peak.

Location Name: 
Rubicon Peak
Region: 
West Shore Area
Date and time of observation: 
Wed, 02/19/2014 - 11:30
Location Map: 
United States
38° 59' 25.476" N, 120° 8' 0.744" W
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Red Flags: 
Recent loading by new snow, wind, or rain
Observation made by: Forecaster
Snowpit Observations
More detailed information about the snowpack: 

Photo 1: Blowing snow visible on Dick's Peak complex, but not on other surrounding above treeline peaks. Possible new wind slab development in isolated areas above treeline.

Photo 2: Snowpit dug at noted lat/long (N aspect, 8,840') revealed stable wind slab. Test pit data indicated 1F hard wind slab, 10cm thick on top of 4F hard storm snow, ECTN-21 at base of soft snow relative weak layer.

Melt-freeze and rain crust snow surface conditions were widespread on all aspects below 8,000' on Rubicon Peak.

Snowpack photos: 
Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
Yes
Cloud Cover: 
25% of the sky covered by clouds
Air temperature: 
Below Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Moderate
Precipitation: 
None
Air temperature trend: 
Warming
Wind Direction: 
West