Angora Peak Observations

Location Name: 
Angora Peak
Region: 
Echo Summit Area
Date and time of observation: 
Tue, 02/16/2016 - 11:30
Location Map: 
United States
38° 52' 0.768" N, 120° 4' 21.6876" W
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US


Red Flags: 
Rapid warming
Observation made by: Forecaster
Snowpit Observations
More detailed information about the snowpack: 

The overnight refreeze in this area was not as strong as seen in other areas yesterday and was mostly due to radiational cooling.  Treed areas that did not benefit from overnight radiational cooling were punchy and soft in the mid morning hours.  Open areas with good snow coverage provided corn snow with supportable conditions.  In areas with low snow coverage below 7600', snow surface conditions were not ski supportive by mid day.  No signs of any loose wet instabilities observed.

Testpit dug at 38.867858, -120.071509, N aspect, 8,400', 35 degree slope angle.  Layering identification and CT's showed no indication of any problematic layers within the upper snowpack.

Photo:  7200', SE aspect, 12:20pm, 25cm boot pen.

Snowpack photos: 
Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
No
Cloud Cover: 
25% of the sky covered by clouds
Air temperature: 
Above Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Calm
Precipitation: 
None
Air temperature trend: 
Warming
Wind Direction: 
Southwest