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Snowpit at Waterhouse

Location Name: Waterhouse Peak Region: Luther Pass Area (including Job and Freel) Observation Date & Time: Thursday, January 16, 2020 - 01:45
Location: 38.782524, -119.951391 See map: CalTopo	Is this an Avalanche Observation?: No Conditions Alerts: Recent Loading Recent Loading›Blowing Snow Recent Loading›Snowfall Rates of More Than 1 in/hr

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Description of Snow, Weather, and Avalanche Conditions:

Loose, unconslidated snow above Jan 4th raincrust showed signs of RP during our CT test. We observed a CTE4. We did not observe any propagation with large column tests (ECTN). Faceting was observed both above and below the Jan 4th raincrust and the December 13th raincrust. It was dumping almost 8inches of snow an hour!

Snowpack Details

Total Snow Depth:

115cm

Persistent Weak Layers:

Buried

Terrain Details

Terrain: elevations:

Below Treeline

Terrain: aspects:

Weather Details

Elevation of Observation:

7000 - 8000 ft.

Blowing Snow:

Intense

Wind Direction:

Northeast

Wind Speed:

Strong

Sky Cover:

Overcast - Cloudy - 8/8 covered

Highest Precipitation Rate:

Very Heavy Snowfall (S10 = 10 cm /~4 in per hour)

Precipitation:

Snow

Air temperature:

Below Freezing

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