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Corn Snow on Chickadee Ridge

Location Name: Chickadee Ridge Region: Mount Rose Area Observation Date & Time: Wednesday, April 11, 2018 - 12:00
Location: 39.289750, -119.904742 See map: CalTopo	Is this an Avalanche Observation?: No Terrain Alerts: Terrain Matches the Advisory

Observation made by: Forecaster

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Description of Snow, Weather, and Avalanche Conditions:

Strong winds and increasing cloud cover during the day. Enough periods of sunshine did occur for some low angle, wind-sheltered SE-S-SW aspects to soften by 11:30 am. At this time 1 to 3 cm of soft corn snow existed on top of a firm supportable melt-freeze crust on these sun-exposed aspects. Ski cuts on test slopes and general observations did show signs of loose wet instabilities.

Northerly aspects and shaded slopes remained firm and frozen into the afternoon.

1 to 3 cm of corn snow on top of a supportable melt-freeze crust at 11:30 am

Widespread cloud cover rolling in across the Sierra Crest ahead of tonight's storm

Terrain Details

Terrain: elevations:

Near Treeline

Below Treeline

Terrain: aspects:

Weather Details

Elevation of Observation:

8000 - 9000 ft.

Blowing Snow:

None

Wind Direction:

Southwest

Wind Speed:

Strong

Sky Cover:

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

Air temperature:

Above Freezing

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