General obs from andesite peak- Level 1 AIARE course

Location Name: 
United States
Region: 
Donner Summit Area
Date and time of observation: 
Mon, 01/18/2016 - 12:15
Location Map: 
United States
39° 20' 43.7028" N, 120° 21' 22.5" W
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US


Red Flags: 
Observation made by: Educator at Tahoe Mountain School
Snowpit Observations
More detailed information about the snowpack: 

CTH SC @ 82 cm on buried SH

Small crust present at around 23 cm.  Not very reactive.  Buried SH was found deeper in pack and showed ability to propagate in another groups ECT (I did not witness) according to other instructor.  

Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
Cloud Cover: 
50% of the sky covered by clouds
Air temperature: 
Below Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Light
Precipitation: 
None
Air temperature trend: 
Cooling
Wind Direction: 
Southwest
Accumulation rate: 
None
More detailed information about the weather: 

Temps began above freezing at 7200 feet when tour began.  They fell throughout the day and when we returned to car at 16:00 they had fallen back to below freezing levels.