Wind Affected Snow on Tamarack

Location Name: 
Tamarack Peak
Region: 
Mount Rose Area
Date and time of observation: 
Mon, 11/28/2016 - 11:00
Location Map: 
United States
39° 19' 6.3912" N, 119° 55' 2.478" 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: 

Wind affected snow from the road to the summit.  Sastrugi mid slope among the trees.  Light precipitation falling as groupel.  Moderate to strong winds on the summit, no cornice building but obvious transport with most tracks from yesterday filled in in the hourglass.  Supportable to breakable to turnable wind affected snow on the descent.  

Snow pit in a pillow below the summit on approach reveals 120cm total snow.  45cm old snow/ice at the base with some faceting around the upper ice crust.  Easy <10 ect results show multiple fractures within the new snow at density changes, but nothing transmitting through to the deeper faceted layer.  

A second pit mid slope hourglass has 75cm total depth, more obvious and larger faceting around the old snow surface at 45cm but no fractures with ect.

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: 
Wind Direction: 
Northwest
Accumulation rate: 
Less than 1 in. per hour
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