Castle Peak review

Location Name: 
Castle Peak
Region: 
Donner Summit Area
Date and time of observation: 
Thu, 04/03/2014 - 12:30
Location Map: 
United States
39° 21' 43.524" N, 120° 20' 26.2788" W
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Observation made by: Public
Snowpit Observations
More detailed information about the snowpack: 

Warming in am, clouds building to mid day.  Stabilizing north aspects with 3 to 12 mm surface hoar. Watched several groups ski complex steep terrain on skiers left of North Bowl, minor sloughing with no slab production. Old slab evidence under large cornices from storm. No significant slide activity. Skied like silk...  minor density changes in storm snow detected with pole probing, nothing significant. 

South Aspects have solar crust from yesterday, softening in mid day sun, semi supportable and warm on exit at 1 pm.  No roller balls yet. Building cloud cover at noon and cool breeze

Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
No
Cloud Cover: 
50% of the sky covered by clouds
Air temperature: 
Above Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Light
Precipitation: 
None
Air temperature trend: 
Warming
Wind Direction: 
Southwest
Accumulation rate: 
None