heavy, consistent powder with little wind effect

Location Name: Chickadee and south Region: Mount Rose Area Observation Date & Time: Sunday, December 8, 2019 - 12:30
Location: 39.292409, -119.898152 See map: CalTopo	Is this an Avalanche Observation?: No

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I toured south from the meadows and skied some N facing slopes. There was roughly 12" of new, heavy snow. It seemed very well bonded and did not even slough from rocks and very steep rollovers. Notably, there was very little sign of the reported strong winds from the storm. Even on the ridges there were no cornices..

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