Mostly stable snow on Silver Peak

Location Name: 
Silver Peak
Region: 
Cabin Creek, Deep Creek, or Pole Creek Area
Date and time of observation: 
Sat, 02/04/2012 - 12:00
Location Map: 
United States
39° 13' 23.4408" N, 120° 14' 38.3568" W
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Observation made by: Forecaster
Snowpit Observations
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A thin breakable crust existed on the northerly aspects at all elevations in this area. This crust continues to break down and has become much more fragile since it formed during the last rain event. A layer of weak snow exists under the crust. Below these surface layers the snowpack remains strong and well consolidated.

On the southerly aspects melt-freeze conditions dominate the snowpack. Today the light east winds and cooler temperatures kept the open SE-S-SW aspects from softening very much. These slopes remained mostly frozen into the afternoon.

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Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
No
Air temperature: 
Below Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Light
Precipitation: 
Air temperature trend: 
Static
Wind Direction: 
East
Accumulation rate: 
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