Tamarack snowpit

Location Name: Tamarack peak east side Region: Mount Rose Area Observation Date & Time: Sunday, February 16, 2020 - 09:00
Location: 39.320100, -119.916500 See map: CalTopo	Is this an Avalanche Observation?: No

Observation made by: Public

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Description of Snow, Weather, and Avalanche Conditions:

Snow conditions on Tamarack were consistent with the forecast. A weak refreeze was somewhat preserved by clouds and wind, but was already sticky in spots when I descended from the summit of Tamarack at 10:15am. A snowpit revealed a few different crusts, the deepest at 30cm likely the Jan 4 crust was a thin layer of ice in this location.

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Snowpack Details

Total Snow Depth:

157cm

Persistent Weak Layers:

Buried

Terrain Details

Terrain: elevations:

Near Treeline

Terrain: aspects:

Weather Details

Elevation of Observation:

Above 9000 ft.

Blowing Snow:

None

Wind Direction:

Southwest

Wind Speed:

Moderate

Sky Cover:

Scattered - Partly Cloudy - 3/8 to 4/8 covered

Precipitation:

None

Air temperature:

Above Freezing

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