Andesite ski conditions

Location Name: 
Andesite Peak
Region: 
Donner Summit Area
Date and time of observation: 
Sat, 02/25/2017 - 13:04
Location Map: 
United States
39° 21' 3.1932" N, 120° 21' 58.878" W
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Observation made by: Guide at Tahoe Mountain School
Snowpit Observations
More detailed information about the snowpack: 

Tour in Andesite Peak area, 7000' to 8200', SE thru N aspects.

Excellent ski conditions on steeper N terrain. Snow unreactive to slope cuts even on steep convexities. No wind slabs observed.

A soft sun crust (~1cm thick) overlying moist snow was observed on SW thru E and in open low angle terrain.

Ski Pen. 20 cm, Boot Pen. 50 cm. HS >320cm, HST 15cm, Surf: MFcr (S thru E aspects), + PP (N thru NE). Surface snow was cold and unconsolidated on N thru NE aspects. 

Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
No
Cloud Cover: 
25% of the sky covered by clouds
Air temperature: 
Below Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Calm
Precipitation: 
None
Air temperature trend: 
Static
More detailed information about the weather: 

~15cm of light snow fell in the Castle Peak area before 10am 12/25. That was followed by a day of sunny skies and calm winds.

Sky: Few, Wind: L, variable, Precip: None, Temp: Less than 32