Wet snow and rain on Incline Lake Peak

Location Name: 
Incline Lake Peak
Region: 
Mount Rose Area
Date and time of observation: 
Wed, 12/05/2012 - 13:30
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United States
39° 17' 46.0464" N, 119° 56' 19.5396" W
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Recent loading by new snow, wind, or rain
Observation made by: Forecaster
Snowpit Observations
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Wet snow and rain prevailed on Incline Lake Peak. Snow level stayed between 8700 ft and 9000 ft today. Last night 3-8 inches of new snow had accumulated down to 8200 ft in this area. Today the rain quickly saturated this snow below 9000 ft. Several skier triggered wet loose and slow moving sluffs occurred; however, none of them involved enough snow to bury a person. Oven to Refrigerator sized cornice pieces dropped onto small steep wind loaded test slopes did not produce any results. Snowpit data also pointed to the wet snow quickly stabilizing. Other than the loose wet snow issues no other signs of instability were observed.

Photo 1: Cornice pieces at the bottom of the small test slope.

Photo 2: Skier triggered wet loose sluffs, roller balls, and pinwheels

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Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
No
Cloud Cover: 
100% of the sky covered by clouds
Air temperature: 
Above Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Light
Precipitation: 
Mixed rain and snow
Air temperature trend: 
Static
Wind Direction: 
West
Accumulation rate: 
Less than 1 in. per hour
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