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PST Ebbetts Pass

Location Name: Kinney reservoir Region: Ebbetts Pass Area Observation Date & Time: Sunday, February 23, 2020 - 12:00
Location: 38.554900, -119.808709 See map: CalTopo	Is this an Avalanche Observation?: No Conditions Alerts: Rapid or Prolonged Warming Rapid or Prolonged Warming›Warm Temperatures Terrain Alerts: Terrain Matches the Advisory

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Description of Snow, Weather, and Avalanche Conditions:

Great day of snowmachining in the Ebbetts Pass area. We stopped on a cool aspect below treeline and conducted several CTs/ECTs that were non-reactive unless we went beyond the 30 loading steps, when some but not all ECTs propagated on the Jan 4th layer. A PST on the Dec 12th layer was 55/100 (END) up 70cm - see attached photo. Although this indicated propagation is unlikely, it's worth monitoring.

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Snowpack Details

Total Snow Depth:

125cm

Persistent Weak Layers:

Buried

Terrain Details

Terrain: elevations:

Near Treeline

Terrain: aspects:

Weather Details

Elevation of Observation:

Above 9000 ft.

Wind Direction:

South

Wind Speed:

Light

Sky Cover:

Few - Mostly Clear - up to 2/8 covered

Air temperature:

Above Freezing

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