Snowpack Observations from the West Shore

Location Name: 
Jakes Peak
Region: 
West Shore Area
Date and time of observation: 
Sat, 01/21/2017 - 11:00
Location Map: 
United States
38° 58' 11.568" N, 120° 6' 49.032" W
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Red Flags: 
Recent avalanche activity
Whumphing noises, shooting cracks, or collapsing
Recent loading by new snow, wind, or rain
Observation made by: Forecaster
Snowpit Observations
More detailed information about the snowpack: 

An additional 1-2' of storm snow overnight and into this morning.  Snowing up to 2''/hour + through the morning hours until slowing down by 11am.  Winds were light to moderate and increased midday up to strong and were moving high amounts of snow.  Total HST=140cm at 8261'.  Hand pits and some other informal observations showed some weakness within the new storm snow.  A snowpit above the bench at 8261' with multiple snowpack tests did not show that propagation was likely.  Wind slab development and snow transport prevented us from the higher elevations of the peak.  

Snowpit or crown profile photo or graph: 
Snowpack photos: 
Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
Yes
Cloud Cover: 
100% of the sky covered by clouds
Air temperature: 
Below Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Moderate
Precipitation: 
Snow
Air temperature trend: 
Warming
Wind Direction: 
Southwest
Accumulation rate: 
Greater than 1 in. per hour
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