Buried surface hoar at Becker

Location Name: 
Becker Ridge
Region: 
Echo Summit Area
Date and time of observation: 
Fri, 12/21/2012 - 12:00
Location Map: 
United States
38° 49' 53.5836" N, 120° 3' 15.1776" W
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US


Red Flags: 
Recent loading by new snow, wind, or rain
Observation made by: Professional Observer
Snowpit Observations
More detailed information about the snowpack: 

Video 1: 3x moderate ECTP SP on buried surface hoar down 33cm. At this location there was a faint crust just under the surface hoar.

Video 2: ~250m NW along Becker Ridge from first video location 1x moderate ECTP on same SH layer down 30cm. Thin crust much better defined here. Only one ECT performed at this location.

Video 3: ~250m NW from 2nd location. RB4 MB SP down 30cm on same SH layer on 25 degree slope angle. 70% of block, from my skis down.

Slab above SH layer in all instances was 4F- wind broken DFs.

Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
No
Cloud Cover: 
100% of the sky covered by clouds
Air temperature: 
Below Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Moderate
Precipitation: 
None
Air temperature trend: 
Cooling
Wind Direction: 
Southwest
Accumulation rate: 
None
More detailed information about the weather: 

Storm arrived upon my departure at 1:30pm with S2 precip and strong SW winds.