Quick Pit on Jakes

Location Name: Jakes Peak Region: West Shore Area Observation Date & Time: Monday, December 3, 2018 - 12:00
Location: 38.969441, -120.115330 See map: CalTopo	Is this an Avalanche Observation?: No

Observation made by: Public

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Description of Snow, Weather, and Avalanche Conditions:

We dug a quick pit at approximately 8500’ on the east face of Jake’s Peak. Snow depth was 1 meter. 0-25 cm was dense, wet snow. At 25 cm there was a rain crust, though very limited faceting was observed with this crust. 25-75 cm consisted of dense, dry snow. The top 25 cm consisted of loose unconsolidated snow.

Coverage above 8000’ is decent, though below 7500’ the snowpack is marginal.

Weather Details

Elevation of Observation:

8000 - 9000 ft.

Blowing Snow:

None

Wind Speed:

Calm

Sky Cover:

Increasing clouds

Precipitation:

None

Air temperature:

Below Freezing

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