Castle Peak Observations

Location Name: 
Andesite Ridge
Region: 
Donner Summit Area
Date and time of observation: 
Sat, 01/10/2015 - 14:00
Location Map: 
United States
39° 20' 55.392" N, 120° 21' 31.644" W
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Observation made by: Public
Snowpit Observations
More detailed information about the snowpack: 

Snow profile from Tahoe Mountain School Level 2 avalanche course.  Significant snow melt in the Donner Summit area over the last 3 days.  Surface snow conditions were a combination of wet surface snow and melt freeze crusts that were variable in supportability.

Snowpit or crown profile photo or graph: 
Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
No
Cloud Cover: 
50% of the sky covered by clouds
Air temperature: 
Above Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Calm
Precipitation: 
None
Air temperature trend: 
Warming
Wind Direction: 
West