Wind transport in the Mt. Rose area

Location Name: 
Tamarack Peak
Region: 
Mount Rose Area
Date and time of observation: 
Mon, 02/01/2016 - 11:30
Location Map: 
United States
39° 19' 30.9648" N, 119° 54' 14.4468" W
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US


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

Lots of wind effect today on areas exposed to the NE winds. In sheltered areas, there was 40-60cm of wonderful, low density snow. Instabilities in the areas we skied were isoloated to stiffer windslabs near the ridgelines. Although there were many large wind drifts and slabs lower down, most were not stiff enough to propigate a crack. 

Photo #1- Scouring on a NE ridgline

Photo #2- Small shooting crack durring a kick turn. (stiff windslab near ridgline) 

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

Cold, crisp day today, with a moderate NE wind. Winds appeared to be very strong on higher elevation ridglines, with lots of blowing snow observed. The cold temps kept the sun effect on the south facing slopes to a minimum as of 13:00 today.