Wet Snow on all Aspects on Echo Summit

Location Name: 
Becker Peak
Region: 
Echo Summit Area
Date and time of observation: 
Thu, 04/17/2014 - 13:00
Location Map: 
United States
38° 49' 53.4144" N, 120° 3' 21.8988" W
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Observation made by: Forecaster
Snowpit Observations
More detailed information about the snowpack: 

The refreeze became unsupportable by 11:30 in this area today. Wet sticky snow 20 to 30 cm deep existed on aspects facing the north half of the compass after that time and 15 to 20 cm of wet snow existed on the aspects facing the southerly half of the compass where snow still exists. Many of the SE-S-SW aspects now only have patchy snow cover. Ski cuts on north facing steep slopes triggered some minor wet snow sluffs that did not entrain very much snow.

Photo 1: Wet snow deeper than my boot tops on a N aspect at the coordinates attached to this observation.

Photo 2: Less deep wet snow on a southerly aspect at 8000 ft.

Photo 3: Patchy snow cover on a SE aspect at 7800 ft.

Snowpack photos: 
Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
No
Cloud Cover: 
50% of the sky covered by clouds
Air temperature: 
Above Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Moderate
Precipitation: 
None
Air temperature trend: 
Warming
Wind Direction: 
Southwest
Accumulation rate: 
None
More detailed information about the weather: 

Southwest winds and cloud cover started to increase around noon.