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Silver Peak Observations and Snow Pit
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Location Name: Silver Peak Region: Cabin Creek, Deep Creek, or Pole Creek Area Date and time of observation: Sun, 01/04/2015 - 12:00 |
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Location Map: United States
39° 13' 26.814" N, 120° 14' 27.0024" W
See map: Google Maps
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Observation made by: Public
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Snow cover below 7,000 feet is minimal, and below 7,500 feet is spotty. Above treeline North through East aspects were significantly scoured by wind event and present hard surfaces. Shaded near treeline and below treeline Northwest and North aspects above 7,500 feet continue to hold soft snow above a supportable rain crust. However, the rise in temperatures the past two days and lack of strong refreeze at higher elevations last night have caused the surface snow to become moist. The near-crust faceting continues both above and below several rain crusts in the snowpack. The significant layer of concern to monitor for future development and loading is below the largest raincrust (65cm-75cm) and was continuing to facet.
