Stable wet snow on Echo/Becker Ridge.

Stable snowpack of 35-40 cm present between 7,500' and 8,000' on all aspects in the Echo/Becker RIdge area. The snowpack is a mix of rain crusts and wet grains top to bottom. The snowpack is mostly drained of free water from past rain event, but has been very slow to refreeze. Snowpit data collected at 8,000' on a N aspect in a 15m diameter open area below treeline indicated that the existing snowpack is in good condition to handle new snow loading.

No measurable precip prior to noon. Precip started around 12:15 pm in the Tahoe Basin and was noted at 6,000' along Hwy 89 driving from SLT to Truckee between 12:30 pm and 1pm.