Spring Snow on Slide Mountain

Location Name: 
Slide Mountain
Region: 
Mount Rose Area
Date and time of observation: 
Sun, 03/12/2017 - 11:00
Location Map: 
United States
39° 18' 26.0676" N, 119° 53' 6.6984" W
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Observation made by: Forecaster
Snowpit Observations
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A good overnight refreeze of the snow surface in this area.  Firm snow conditions throughout the morning with E aspects softening by 10:30am and providing good spring snow conditions.  S aspects did not soften until after 11am but also had a couple inches of good soft snow on top of a firm melt freeze crust underneath.  The general snow surface conditions on south aspects was rough in this area from previous wind and avalanche debris.  No signs of any current loose wet instabilities.  Much colder morning than compared to yesterday and did not observe any areas of unsupportable snow.

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Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
No
Cloud Cover: 
25% of the sky covered by clouds
Air temperature: 
Below Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Calm
Precipitation: 
None
Air temperature trend: 
Warming
Wind Direction: 
Accumulation rate: 
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