Soft skiing on NW aspects off Castle Pass

Location Name: 
Castle Pass
Region: 
Donner Summit Area
Date and time of observation: 
Sun, 12/31/2017 - 13:14
Location Map: 
United States
39° 21' 35.0316" N, 120° 21' 50.9436" W
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Observation made by: Educator at Tahoe Mountain School
Snowpit Observations
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There is still some soft skiing in the Castle Pass area on NW aspects near treeline (8400'). Snow depth in this area is ~100cm. We observed isolated cohesive wind slabs over weaker snow at treeline on the same NW aspects. The wind slab was ~15cm thick. Column tests identified a moderately strong interface near the base of the slab. No propagation was observed on that layer.

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Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
Cloud Cover: 
25% of the sky covered by clouds
Air temperature: 
Above Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Moderate
Precipitation: 
Air temperature trend: 
Static
Wind Direction: 
Southwest
Accumulation rate: 
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