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LTCC Avy 2 Elephants hump

Location Name: LTCC Avy 2 elephant hump pit Region: Carson Pass Area Observation Date & Time: Saturday, March 7, 2020 - 15:30
Location: 38.695023, -119.969455 See map: CalTopo	Is this an Avalanche Observation?: No Conditions Alerts: Recent Loading Recent Loading›Blowing Snow

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Description of Snow, Weather, and Avalanche Conditions:

Our group went to elephants hump, on a NE facing slope at 8200', Below tree line, wind affected, with a 15 degree slope. We dug a pit to observe new snow, also cold temp affecting surfaces. We did a Shovel shear test, Compression test, extended column test, Propragation saw test, and a rutschblock!!! Weak layer observed and targeted was 10cm down from the surface, and it showed instability with no propragation, consisitently giving us... Progessive compression failures in all tests.

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Snowpack Details

Total Snow Depth:

120cm

Persistent Weak Layers:

Buried

Terrain Details

Terrain: elevations:

Below Treeline

Terrain: aspects:

Weather Details

Elevation of Observation:

8000 - 9000 ft.

Blowing Snow:

Light

Wind Direction:

Southwest

Wind Speed:

Moderate

Sky Cover:

Broken - Mostly Cloudy - more than 4/8 and less than 8/8

Highest Precipitation Rate:

Very Light Snowfall (S-1 = up to .5cm /~.25 in per hour)

Precipitation:

Snow

Air temperature:

Below Freezing

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