Surface Hoar and Graupel at Silver Peak and other observations

The surface hoar was observed in a lot of places including the Pole Creek trailhead but the photos are from ~7300' elevation taken at 11am around 39°13'38.5"N 120°13'59.5"W.

The graupel was observed at around 39°13'38.9"N 120°14'14.6"W at 2:30pm after it had been snowing very lightly but before it started snowing moderately/heavily.

A Propagation Saw Test propagated to the end of the column about 57cm into the 100cm column.

An Extended Column Test propagated under the topmost crust. First there was a little crack after about 5 elbow taps and then it fully propagated after the first shoulder tap.

Both of these large column tests were done around 7200 elevation at around 39°13'38.9"N 120°14'14.6"W at 2:30pm.