Snowpit from Incline Lake Peak

Location Name: 
Incline Lake Peak
Region: 
Mount Rose Area
Date and time of observation: 
Sun, 04/08/2012 - 16:00
Location Map: 
United States
39° 17' 40.56" N, 119° 56' 24" W
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Red Flags: 
Rapid warming
Observation made by: Professional Observer
Snowpit Observations
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Very warm day with no natural activity observed - plenty of evidence of previous roller ball activity. Just less than ankle deep ski pen on solar aspects during maximum heat/radiation. However, easy to initiate small wet loose human triggered on moderately steep terrain.

Pit: Several N aspects retained cold, dry snow. But subtle decreases in slope angle or increases in tree cover density resulted in wet snow or crust at surface. Old ski tracks on shaded aspects in firm, refrozen state. Probing along N aspects of Incline Lake Peak in several locations failed to show any HS deeper than 200cm except just below wind loaded ridge.

Impressive corn cycle that continued late into day by working various aspects.

 

 

Snowpit or crown profile photo or graph: 
Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
No
Cloud Cover: 
25% of the sky covered by clouds
Air temperature: 
Above Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Light
Precipitation: 
None
Air temperature trend: 
Warming
Wind Direction: 
West
Accumulation rate: 
None
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