Snowpit on Waterhouse Peak

Location Name: 
Waterhouse Peak
Region: 
Luther Pass Area (including Job and Freel)
Date and time of observation: 
Sun, 12/20/2015 - 12:33
Location Map: 
United States
38° 46' 42.24" N, 119° 57' 14.76" W
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Recent loading by new snow, wind, or rain
Observation made by: Public
Snowpit Observations
More detailed information about the snowpack: 

Air temperature -3.9 C, dropping smoothly to -2 C at the rain crust (45 cm) and then smoothly to 0 C at the ground.

Snowpit or crown profile photo or graph: 
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This was a pit we found next to the skin track, someone else had dug it before we arrived. We cut off the first several inches of snow to reface it and took some quick observations.

Weather Observations
Cloud Cover: 
100% of the sky covered by clouds
Air temperature: 
Below Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Light
Precipitation: 
Snow
Air temperature trend: 
Cooling
Wind Direction: 
South
Accumulation rate: 
Less than 1 in. per hour