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Wind loading/Cornices from Mt. Reba

Location Name: Mt. Reba Region: Bear Valley Area Observation Date & Time: Sunday, January 12, 2020 - 13:00
Location: 38.507770, -120.028694 See map: CalTopo	Is this an Avalanche Observation?: No Terrain Alerts: Terrain Matches the Advisory

Observation made by: Public

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Observation

Description of Snow, Weather, and Avalanche Conditions:

Firm, thin, snow on the S-SW faces with lots of obstacles, lots of evidence of wind loading and cornices on the NW-N-NE aspects near treeline.

Wind loading north aspect

Wind loading north aspect

Wind loading north aspect

Wind loading north aspect

Cornice on north aspect

Cornice on north aspect

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