Corn Snow on Slide Mountain

Location Name: 
Slide Mountain
Region: 
Mount Rose Area
Date and time of observation: 
Sun, 02/14/2016 - 12:00
Location Map: 
United States
39° 18' 26.7876" N, 119° 53' 6.6984" W
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Observation made by: Forecaster
Snowpit Observations
More detailed information about the snowpack: 

Overnight cloud cover in this area may have impeded snow surface refreeze compared to the night before.  Even so, snow surface was supportable and provided good corn snow on SE-S aspects at 11:30am.  Cloud cover this morning and moderate NE winds delayed softening of the snow surface slightly into the late morning/mid day hours.  Snow coverage has deteriorated in this area with marginal conditions on many south aspects and terrain below 8500'.

Photo#1:  8200' at 12 noon, south aspect.  3'' of moist snow on top of an 8'' thick knife hard melt freeze crust.

Photo#2:  8700', south aspect @ 1pm.  Boot pen 5cm with good supportable conditions.

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

Mid and high level clouds throughout the day with periods of sun.