Wet snow, crust and dust on Mt. Judah

Location Name: 
Mt. Judah
Region: 
Donner Summit Area
Date and time of observation: 
Fri, 11/14/2014 - 09:30
Location Map: 
United States
39° 18' 0.5508" N, 120° 18' 57.6756" W
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Observation made by: Forecaster
Snowpit Observations
More detailed information about the snowpack: 

The Nov 13 precip event brought rain and a dusting of snow to this area. Max new snow amounts of 1 cm were observed from 8,100' to the summit near 8,250') with trace amounts down to 7,000'. Preexisting areas of snow cover are now full HS wet grains capped by a 1 cm thick crust covered in a dusting of new snow. This wet snow, crust, dust structure was observed both at the site of snowpack obs on Nov 3 (photo 1, HS 10cm) and along the summit ridge in pre-cornice snow drifts up to 45 cm deep (photo 2). 

Snowpack photos: 
Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
No
Cloud Cover: 
75% of the sky covered by clouds
Air temperature: 
Below Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Moderate
Precipitation: 
None
Air temperature trend: 
Warming
Wind Direction: 
Southwest
More detailed information about the weather: 

Cloud shrouded peaks during the morning hours, clearing as the day progressed.