observation near Snowshed Wall

Location Name: 
NW of Snowshed Wall
Region: 
Donner Summit Area
Date and time of observation: 
Sun, 01/17/2016 - 13:30
Location Map: 
United States
39° 19' 1.2648" N, 120° 19' 12.8964" W
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Red Flags: 
Recent avalanche activity
Recent loading by new snow, wind, or rain
Observation made by: Educator at Tahoe Mountain School
Snowpit Observations
More detailed information about the snowpack: 

We preformed several compression tests.   CTM 13 Q2 13 cm down, CTM 16 Q2 13cm down, CTM 17 Q2 13cm and ECTN 12, 13 cm down.  We could not identify any of the buried SH layers in this location.

Weather Observations
Cloud Cover: 
100% of the sky covered by clouds
Air temperature: 
Above Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Moderate
Precipitation: 
Mixed rain and snow
Air temperature trend: 
Cooling
Wind Direction: 
Northwest
Accumulation rate: 
Less than 1 in. per hour
More detailed information about the weather: 

36 degrees F and heavy rain at 12:30.   At 15:00 the temp was 31 degrees with mixed rain and snow. Winds were SW to NW at 10 to 20 mph with guests to 30