Snowpit on Powderhouse

Location Name: 
Powderhouse Peak
Region: 
Luther Pass Area (including Job and Freel)
Date and time of observation: 
Thu, 03/24/2011 - 14:00
Location Map: 
United States
38° 47' 0.582" N, 119° 58' 37.398" W
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Red Flags: 
Recent loading by new snow, wind, or rain
Observation made by: Public
Snowpit Observations
More detailed information about the snowpack: 

No shooting cracks or other signs of instability were observed. 

35cm layer in snowpit (located approximately at given lat/long) was identified by clean break when knocking over ECT column, prompting PSTs.

Snowpit or crown profile photo or graph: 
Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
Yes
Cloud Cover: 
100% of the sky covered by clouds
Air temperature: 
Below Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Strong
Precipitation: 
Snow
Air temperature trend: 
Cooling
Wind Direction: 
West
Accumulation rate: 
Greater than 1 in. per hour
More detailed information about the weather: 

Wind direction and speed were very erratic.  Snowfall seemed to intensify throughout afternoon.