Observations on Mt. Tallac

Location Name: 
Mt. Tallac
Region: 
Desolation Wilderness Area (including Emerald Bay)
Date and time of observation: 
Tue, 03/23/2010 - 11:00
Location Map: 
United States
38° 55' 0.174" N, 120° 6' 3.2688" W
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Observation made by: Forecaster
Snowpit Observations
More detailed information about the snowpack: 

Solid refreeze last night with 4 to 8 inches of melt freeze crust on the surface at all elevations traveled between 6,500' and 9,100'. Melt freeze conditions existed in nearly all areas with pockets of cold wind pressed snow not affected by melt freeze on northerly aspects above 8,900'. Very supportable conditions on descent at 11am with 1 to 3 inches of wet snow over frozen melt freeze crust on E-SE aspects. NE aspects still very frozen with less than 1 inch of wet surface snow at 11am. No evidence of instability observed during field obs between 8am and noon.

Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
Cloud Cover: 
Clear
Air temperature: 
Above Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Light
Precipitation: 
Air temperature trend: 
Warming
Wind Direction: 
East
Accumulation rate: 
More detailed information about the weather: 

Actual ridgetop wind speeds below forecast wind speeds.