Still decent coverage above Crater Lake

Location Name: 
Crater Lake
Region: 
Carson Pass Area
Date and time of observation: 
Sat, 12/30/2017 - 11:00
Location Map: 
United States
38° 43' 15.78" N, 119° 58' 30.396" W
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US


Red Flags: 
Rapid warming
Obvious avalanche path
Terrain Trap
Observation made by: Professional Observer
Snowpit Observations
More detailed information about the snowpack: 

Easy access to Crater Lake today, with driving possible until just before the lake. Patches of enjoyable facet skiing above the lake and decent coverage in general. 

Profile: Not much slab here, as it's all facets and crusts. No surprise that the ECT did not propagate. 

Pic 1: Color enhanced to show facet/crust combo that does make for good skiing.

Pic 2: Panorama of terrain and snow coverage above Crater Lake.

Snowpit or crown profile photo or graph: 
Snowpack photos: 
Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
No
Cloud Cover: 
50% of the sky covered by clouds
Air temperature: 
Above Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Moderate
Precipitation: 
None
Air temperature trend: 
Warming
Wind Direction: 
West
Accumulation rate: 
None
More detailed information about the weather: 

Thin high clouds