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Pit test blue lakes

Location Name: Blue lakes Region: Five Lakes Area Observation Date & Time: Thursday, December 10, 2020 - 16:15
Location: 38.614428, -119.916065 See map: CalTopo	Is this an Avalanche Observation?: No Conditions Alerts: Persistent Problem

Observation made by: Public

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Observation

Description of Snow, Weather, and Avalanche Conditions:

52 cm hs

Ct 23 break in block down to 10cm above ground. Basically, the small Column crumbed into nothing with a good tap.

Ectx

The facet layer simply compacted and crumbled, no propagation seen across the large column.

Well developed facets 2mm with striations in mid pack.

Knife hard Crust layer 10cm up from ground.

Fist soft facet layer top 30cm

Snowpack Details

Total Snow Depth:

52cm

Persistent Weak Layers:

Buried

Terrain Details

Terrain: elevations:

Below Treeline

Terrain: aspects:

N

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