Snowpack obs from Barker Pass

Submitted by andy on Mon, 11/23/2009 - 9:03am
Location Name: 
Barker Peak
Region: 
Blackwood Canyon Area

Location

Barker Peak CA
United States
39° 4' 49.1052" N, 120° 14' 31.56" W
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Position: 
Forecaster
Date and time of observation: 
Fri, 11/20/2009 - 11:00am
Snowpit Observations
Snowpack photos: 
More detailed information about the snowpack: 

No snow from October remained at this elevation. The only snow present came from the mid November storm. It has begun to facet and weaken. It did not cover the terrain anchors. Some very small wind slabs (10 cm) formed near the ridgeline on the peak.

Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
Yes
Wind Speed: 
Moderate
Wind Direction: 
West
Air temperature: 
Below Freezing
Air temperature trend: 
Cooling
Cloud Cover: 
0.75
Precipitation: 
None
Accumulation rate: 
None
More detailed information about the weather: 

Storm was moving in quickly but it had not started snowing yet.