Job's Peak

Location Name: 
Job's Peak Jaws Couloir
Region: 
East Shore Area
Observation Date & Time: 
Sunday, April 26, 2020 - 09:45
Location: 
38.859684, -119.861479
See map: CalTopo
Is this an Avalanche Observation?: 
Yes


Conditions Alerts:

  • Rapid or Prolonged Warming
  • Rapid or Prolonged Warming›Strong Sunshine
  • Rapid or Prolonged Warming›Warm Temperatures

Terrain Alerts: 
Slopes Steeper than 30 degrees
Obvious Slide Path
Observation made by: Public

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Description of Snow, Weather, and Avalanche Conditions: 

Better refreeze than expercted on Job's Peak despite the warm temperatures. The North east gully of Jaws appeared tp have had a large wet slide in the last 1-2 days. There were other ski tracks  at the top of the run and may have triggered the slide, but without seeing the slide occur there is now way to know. At 11 am the North east face skiied with good supportable corn but as we descended snow become hard to ski around 8000 feet. 

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Terrain: elevations: 
Above Treeline
Terrain: aspects: 
NE
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Elevation of Observation: 
Above 9000 ft.
Blowing Snow: 
None
Wind Speed: 
Calm
Sky Cover: 
Clear
Precipitation: 
None
Air temperature: 
Above Freezing
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