Wet snow obs on Incline Lake Peak

Location Name: 
Incline Lake Peak
Region: 
Mount Rose Area
Date and time of observation: 
Sun, 02/06/2011 - 13:00
Location Map: 
United States
39° 17' 29.9904" N, 119° 56' 20.5152" W
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Observation made by: Forecaster
Snowpit Observations
More detailed information about the snowpack: 

Photo: Very minor wet snow surface sluff (skier triggered) at 1pm at noted lat/long (open SSE aspect at 9,000'). Not a significant hazard to travel.

Storm snow from Jan 30 has assimilated well with previous melt-freeze snow on southerly aspects in this area. Cold snow remains on northerly aspects. Areas above treeline on N-NE-E aspects are scoured down to the pre storm old snow layer. Below treeline a few inches of unconsolidated snow lingers on shaded northerly aspects. No significant evidence of instability observed on any of the NW-N-NE-E-SE-S aspects traveled between 8,300' and 9,500' while on tour in this area today.

Snowpack photos: 
Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
No
Cloud Cover: 
25% of the sky covered by clouds
Air temperature: 
Above Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Moderate
Precipitation: 
Air temperature trend: 
Warming
Wind Direction: 
East
Accumulation rate: 
More detailed information about the weather: 

Winds mainly limited to ridgetops.