Windy snowy day on Scout's Peak

Location Name: 
Scout's Peak
Region: 
Echo Summit Area
Date and time of observation: 
Fri, 03/11/2016 - 11:20
Location Map: 
United States
38° 48' 32.166" N, 120° 2' 25.8936" W
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Red Flags: 
Recent loading by new snow, wind, or rain
Observation made by: Public
Snowpit Observations
More detailed information about the snowpack: 

In the morning@ 9:15 snow line was around 7000'. There was light to moderate snowfall throughout day, along with windy conditions and wind gusts just above 20mph. Snow was wet, heavy and punchy on most of the way up. Winter like conditions started around 7800', snow was sticking to the trees and the surface the higher we got. Also, the surface had developed a 2-3cm breakable crust but the snow was still wet/heavy/punchy underneath. Snow was continuing to accumulate as we left around 13:00. Only sign of instability was pinwheels and were only observed on steep slopes and when deep ski cutting. 

Photo1: Surface crust at 7800'.

Photo2: Blowing snow transporting into the pit.

 

Snowpit or crown profile photo or graph: 
Snowpack photos: 
Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
Yes
Cloud Cover: 
100% of the sky covered by clouds
Air temperature: 
Below Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Moderate
Precipitation: 
Snow
Air temperature trend: 
Cooling
Wind Direction: 
South
Accumulation rate: 
Less than 1 in. per hour