Observations from Blackwood Ridge

Location Name: 
Blackwood Ridge
Region: 
Blackwood Canyon or Ward Canyon Area
Date and time of observation: 
Wed, 02/01/2017 - 12:00
Location Map: 
United States
39° 5' 28.7088" N, 120° 11' 22.2252" W
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Red Flags: 
Obvious avalanche path
Observation made by: Forecaster
Snowpit Observations
More detailed information about the snowpack: 

No signs of current snowpack instability observed today on the N slopes of Blackwood Ridge. In some but not all of the large open areas well below treeline, surface hoar 7 to 10 mm in size existed. This surface hoar is likely to persist until burial by new snow tonight. This is not widespread, but has implications of easy triggering of storm slabs during the upcoming storm cycle in some of the open areas that area well below treeline.

Snowpack photos: 
Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
No
Cloud Cover: 
50% of the sky covered by clouds
Air temperature: 
Above Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Moderate
Air temperature trend: 
Cooling
Wind Direction: 
Southwest
More detailed information about the weather: 

Increasing SW winds and overrunning cloud cover observed at noon. Precip seen over Tinker's Knob from Truckee at 2:30 pm.