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Snowpit from Poison Creek BV

Location Name: Poison Creek BV Region: Bear Valley Area Observation Date & Time: Sunday, January 31, 2021 - 10:30
Location: 38.485057, -120.013353 See map: CalTopo	Is this an Avalanche Observation?: No Terrain Alerts: Slopes Steeper than 30 degrees

Observation made by: Public

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Observation

Description of Snow, Weather, and Avalanche Conditions:

Toured up the right side of Poison Creek from the Round Valley Sno Park. Last week's snowfall seems to have bonded well and was unreactive on the solar aspect we tested.

Looking up slope from pit

Looking up slope from pit

Looking down slope to pit after having skied once

Looking down slope to pit after having skied once

Snowpit or crown profile photo or graph:

Snowpack Details

Total Snow Depth:

120cm

Persistent Weak Layers:

Buried

Terrain Details

Terrain: elevations:

Near Treeline

Terrain: aspects:

SW

Weather Details

Elevation of Observation:

7000 - 8000 ft.

Wind Direction:

North

Wind Speed:

Light

Sky Cover:

Broken - Mostly Cloudy - more than 4/8 and less than 8/8

Air temperature:

Above Freezing

Sponsors:

CA OHMVR

Heavenly Mountain Resort

Kirkwood Mountain Resort

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