Red Lake Peak natural activity

Location Name: 
Red Lake Peak summit
Region: 
Carson Pass Area
Date and time of observation: 
Sun, 12/21/2014 - 11:00
Location Map: 
United States
38° 43' 8.5008" N, 119° 59' 12.2352" W
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US


Red Flags: 
Recent avalanche activity
Recent loading by new snow, wind, or rain
Rapid warming
Obvious avalanche path
Observation made by: Public
Snowpit Observations
More detailed information about the snowpack: 

Hard rime crust near the top of the peak transitioned to wet snow around 9000 ft. Trees and rocks above 9000 ft were rime covered in the morning but were shedding their ice on southerly aspects by 9:30am. Large roller balls that apparently ran overnight were also observed.  

Photo 1: Natural slab avalanche that appears to have run overnight.

Photo 2: Numerous large loose wet avalanches also ran overnight.

Snowpack photos: 
Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
No
Cloud Cover: 
50% of the sky covered by clouds
Air temperature: 
Above Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Strong
Precipitation: 
Rain
Air temperature trend: 
Warming
Wind Direction: 
West
Accumulation rate: 
Less than 1 in. per hour