Observations from Ralston

Location Name: 
Ralston
Region: 
Echo Summit Area
Date and time of observation: 
Thu, 01/27/2011 - 12:00
Location Map: 
United States
38° 49' 52.3812" N, 120° 6' 8.3376" W
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Red Flags: 
Rapid warming
Obvious avalanche path
Observation made by: Professional Observer
Snowpit Observations
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Signs of good overnight freeze from 6800ft to 9200ft on S SW aspects, including in the trees.

Afternoon melt on SW aspects limited to top 5 to 10cm of snow, even after 1pm.

Pic: Shaded aspects at and above treeline holding 5cm of NSF beneath a very thin crust. Grains only partly angulated, but poor bonding between grains. Steeper N NE aspects of Ralston too firm for safe observations.

Light W winds remained moderately cool above treeline.

Snowpack photos: 
Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
No
Cloud Cover: 
Clear
Air temperature: 
Above Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Light
Precipitation: 
None
Air temperature trend: 
Warming
Wind Direction: 
West
Accumulation rate: 
None
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