Snowpit and observations from Silver Peak

Location Name: 
Silver Peak
Region: 
Cabin Creek, Deep Creek, or Pole Creek Area
Date and time of observation: 
Thu, 01/31/2013 - 11:05
Location Map: 
United States
39° 13' 24.456" N, 120° 14' 33.288" W
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Observation made by: Forecaster
Snowpit Observations
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The snowpack in this area on ESE-S aspects below 8,000' is well established in melt freeze cycles at this time. Old near crust facet layers are rounding and sintering at all heights of the shallow snowpack on these aspects at this elevation. No weak layers found in snowpit tests.

At 11:45am, 1 inch of wet snow existed on top of supportable rain crust/melt-freeze crust in this area. Shaded areas on the same slopes remained frozen at that time.

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Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
Cloud Cover: 
Clear
Air temperature: 
Above Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Light
Precipitation: 
Air temperature trend: 
Warming
Wind Direction: 
Northeast
Accumulation rate: 
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