Observations from Powderhouse

Location Name: 
Powderhouse
Region: 
Luther Pass Area (including Job and Freel)
Date and time of observation: 
Mon, 11/22/2010 - 10:00
Location Map: 
United States
38° 46' 57.7524" N, 119° 58' 35.1876" W
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Red Flags: 
Recent loading by new snow, wind, or rain
Observation made by: Professional Observer
Snowpit Observations
More detailed information about the snowpack: 

Pic: after wallowing through the trees it was great to get to a more supportive snowpack, but boot pen here was 90cm!

Some signs of settlement observed - very early stages of settlement cones on trees. Still tough skinning, though.

I ski cut the skin track several times with no results, and hand pits showed stable snow, with the exception of easy shears of poor quality just above the 2nd deep density change - noted in pit at 67cm.

Ski cutting pillows on descent produced no results.

Snowpit or crown profile photo or graph: 
Snowpack photos: 
Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
Yes
Cloud Cover: 
75% of the sky covered by clouds
Air temperature: 
Below Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Moderate
Precipitation: 
Snow
Air temperature trend: 
Static
Wind Direction: 
Southwest
Accumulation rate: 
Less than 1 in. per hour
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