Soft Snow on Lincoln Ridge

Location Name: 
Lincoln Ridge
Region: 
Yuba Pass Area
Date and time of observation: 
Fri, 01/10/2014 - 13:30
Location Map: 
United States
39° 35' 24.8532" N, 120° 29' 14.838" W
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Red Flags: 
Obvious avalanche path
Observation made by: Forecaster
Snowpit Observations
More detailed information about the snowpack: 

A dusting of recent snow remained on the surface on the northerly aspects in this area today. Below 7400 ft. the snow surface was wet and "sticky" on even the northerly aspects. Above 7400 ft soft cold facetted snow existed on the surface. The snowpack would support a person on skis in some areas. Below the surface the snowpack consisted of the well developed Dec 7th facet layers in the bottom third of the pack with less well developed facets above this layer. Data indicated that these upper layers are losing strength and continuing to become less slab-like. Snowpit tests and general observations showed a snowpack with lots of potential weak layers without a consistent and continuous slab above them.
 

Snowpit or crown profile photo or graph: 
Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
No
Cloud Cover: 
25% of the sky covered by clouds
Air temperature: 
Above Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Light
Precipitation: 
Air temperature trend: 
Static
Wind Direction: 
Southwest
Accumulation rate: 
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