Cold April pow on Trimmer

Location Name: 
Trimmer Peak
Region: 
Luther Pass Area (including Job and Freel)
Date and time of observation: 
Sat, 04/08/2017 - 12:00
Location Map: 
United States
38° 52' 39.9972" N, 119° 55' 49.6164" W
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Red Flags: 
Recent loading by new snow, wind, or rain
Obvious avalanche path
Observation made by: Professional Observer
Snowpit Observations
More detailed information about the snowpack: 

Pics 1 and 2: Trimmer Bonus, where conditions remained cold into the early afternoon. An average of only 8" on the Bonus, but just dense enough to ski much deeper. No signs of instabilitites observed. Though two storm changes were easy to identify, they did not produce clean results on shovel tilts or mitt pits, and kicking steep rolls did not produce any cracking. The wet snow underneath remained wet and unconsolidated, but was not reactive to column tests.

Pic 3: 2' of new snow above rain crust just below Trimmer plateau, adjacent to Trimmer Elevens start zones. 2x ECTs 50m apart, and several informal tests, did not indicate propagation was likely at any height within the new snow, or into the wet snow underneath. 

Snowpack photos: 
Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
No
Cloud Cover: 
100% of the sky covered by clouds
Air temperature: 
Below Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Light
Precipitation: 
Snow
Air temperature trend: 
Warming
Wind Direction: 
North
Accumulation rate: 
Less than 1 in. per hour
More detailed information about the weather: 

Very light snowfall throughout the morning, with clearing skies and increasing temps in the afternoon.