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Snowpit - N facing Johnson Canyon

Location Name: Johnson Canyon Zone, Horse Range Region: Donner Summit Area Observation Date & Time: Friday, March 27, 2020 - 15:30
Location: 39.347491, -120.306627 See map: CalTopo	Is this an Avalanche Observation?: No Conditions Alerts: Persistent Problem Terrain Alerts: Terrain Matches the Advisory

Observation made by: Public

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Description of Snow, Weather, and Avalanche Conditions:

Toured up Johnson Canyon to a North facing slope above Horse Range to check out a new zone. Skiied light fluffy pow! Dug a pit on the North facing slope at 7,300' to test for the presence of buried surface hoar. Did a few compression tests on got CTN on each test - did not observe any buried surface hoar beneath the new storm snow. Skiied a SE facing slope around 1630 to get back to the car - full on survival skiing through a breakable crust to get out!

Snowpack Details

Total Snow Depth:

275cm

Persistent Weak Layers:

Buried

Terrain Details

Terrain: elevations:

Below Treeline

Terrain: aspects:

Weather Details

Elevation of Observation:

7000 - 8000 ft.

Wind Direction:

West

Wind Speed:

Light

Sky Cover:

Scattered - Partly Cloudy - 3/8 to 4/8 covered

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