Red Lake Peak Observations

Location Name: 
Red Lake Peak
Region: 
Carson Pass Area
Date and time of observation: 
Mon, 11/21/2016 - 12:00
Location Map: 
United States
38° 43' 12.54" N, 119° 58' 29.244" W
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Red Flags: 
Recent loading by new snow, wind, or rain
Observation made by: Forecaster
Snowpit Observations
More detailed information about the snowpack: 

4-8'' of new storm snow fell in this area above 8500'.  Most of this new snow fell on previously bare ground with the exception of north aspects above 8800' that had small amounts of previous snow.  The old snow was made up of mostly faceted grains and was only around 3-4'' in depth.  Many anchors exist in this area-like rocks, bushes, trees, etc.  For the most part, over the snow travel is very limited to not possible in this area at this time.

Besides some isolated cracking on wind deposited features, no other signs of instability were observed.

Photos 1&2:  Snow coverage on North Face of Red Lake Peak.

Photo#3:  Very small localized cracking in wind features formed during the storm.

Snowpit or crown profile photo or graph: 
Snowpack photos: 
Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
No
Cloud Cover: 
75% of the sky covered by clouds
Air temperature: 
Below Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Light
Precipitation: 
None
Air temperature trend: 
Static
Wind Direction: 
Southwest
Accumulation rate: 
None