Snowpit on Elephant's Back

Location Name: 
Elephant's Back
Region: 
Carson Pass Area
Date and time of observation: 
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 13:20
Location Map: 
United States
38° 40' 46.128" N, 119° 58' 53.0004" W
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Red Flags: 
Whumphing noises, shooting cracks, or collapsing
Observation made by: Forecaster
Snowpit Observations
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Wind crust over faceted layer over ice layer structure with easy fracture propagation. See snowpit image for more details.

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