Wind slabs on red Lake peak

Location Name: 
Red Lake peak
Region: 
Carson Pass Area
Date and time of observation: 
Wed, 01/24/2018 - 08:50
Location Map: 
United States
38° 43' 10.596" N, 119° 58' 58.4076" W
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Red Flags: 
Recent avalanche activity
Recent loading by new snow, wind, or rain
Obvious avalanche path
Terrain Trap
Observation made by: Public
Snowpit Observations
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Strong 35-45 mph SW winds on ridge lines moving snow on to leeward side of ridges.  Compression tests on these wind slabs were showing unstable results.  Several CT's had sudden collapse on isolation. Pencil hard slab releasing 25cm down on 8 cm of 4 finger hard facet.  Several more CT's and hand pits in more protected areas produced easy to moderate shears on this same layer. Lower down, on a more solar aspect, small D1 releasing on top of Thursday's melt freeze crust. 8700' east facing, crown up to 12". 

Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
Yes
Air temperature: 
Wind Speed: 
Strong
Precipitation: 
Air temperature trend: 
Static
Wind Direction: 
Southwest
Accumulation rate: 
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