A chance to look around from Waterhouse today.

Location Name: 
Looking west from Waterhouse
Region: 
Luther Pass Area (including Job and Freel)
Date and time of observation: 
Wed, 12/30/2015 - 13:15
Location Map: 
United States
38° 46' 54.822" N, 119° 58' 31.836" W
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US


Red Flags: 
Recent loading by new snow, wind, or rain
Observation made by: Public
Snowpit Observations
More detailed information about the snowpack: 

Stellars still intact on the surface on the north face of Waterhouse, no signs of surface hoar starting to form.

Looking across at "Shower chutes" I could see large broken cornice chunks and debris piles across most of ridge line. Starting lookers right in the sun and continuing all the way across lookers left to the peak and continuing down the other-side. No signs of a triggered avalanche from the weight of the cornice on the slope underneath. Probably occurred in the early morning when the sun was on it.    

Windloading observed at Waterhouse ridgeline and seen from distance towards Stevens and Meiss. Also found some breakable wind board at top of Waterhouse ridgeline. Most transporting was being deposited on E-NE aspects.No other signs of instability or ski cut results.

Snowpack photos: 
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Along the way up I noticed the tree wells are starting to grow again

Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
Yes
Cloud Cover: 
25% of the sky covered by clouds
Air temperature: 
Below Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Strong
Precipitation: 
None
Air temperature trend: 
Static
Wind Direction: 
West
Accumulation rate: 
None
More detailed information about the weather: 

 Wind was pretty steady at the ridge, strong at times with a W-SW direction. Few cap clouds on on surrounding peaks. Mostly clear and sunny.