Wind transport and E aspect crust/facet sandwich on Tamarack

Location Name: 
Tamarack Peak
Region: 
Mount Rose Area
Date and time of observation: 
Mon, 11/16/2015 - 11:30
Location Map: 
United States
39° 18' 49.0644" N, 119° 54' 46.6344" W
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Red Flags: 
Recent loading by new snow, wind, or rain
Observation made by: Forecaster
Snowpit Observations
More detailed information about the snowpack: 

Significant amounts of blowing snow visible above treeline on all area peaks. Near treeline N-NE-E aspects on Tamarack Peak were heavily scoured, with small pockets of wind slab lingering in gullies and near rock buttresses on otherwise windward slopes (photo). Significant redistribution of storm snow onto SE-S-SW aspects was observed. Snowpit at noted lat/long revealed a crust facet sandwich on E aspects near treeline. Snowpit tests indicated that this layering my not react well to future snow loading in its present state.
 

Snowpit or crown profile photo or graph: 
Snowpack photos: 
Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
Yes
Cloud Cover: 
25% of the sky covered by clouds
Air temperature: 
Below Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Strong
Precipitation: 
None
Air temperature trend: 
Warming
Wind Direction: 
Northeast