Snowpit on Elephant's Back

Submitted by brandon on Wed, 11/18/2009 - 5:07pm
Location Name: 
Elephant's Back
Region: 
Carson Pass Area

Location

United States
38° 40' 46.128" N, 119° 58' 53.0004" W
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Position: 
Forecaster
Date and time of observation: 
Wed, 11/18/2009 - 1:20pm
Red Flags: 
Whumphing noises, shooting cracks, or collapsing
Snowpit Observations
Snowpit or crown profile photo or graph: 
Snowpit Elephant's Back
More detailed information about the snowpack: 

Wind crust over faceted layer over ice layer structure with easy fracture propagation. See snowpit image for more details.