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Pit in Field of Dreams

Location Name: Field of Dreams Region: Five Lakes Area Observation Date & Time: Friday, January 1, 2021 - 16:00
Location: 39.173636, -120.224212 See map: CalTopo	Is this an Avalanche Observation?: No

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Description of Snow, Weather, and Avalanche Conditions:

Went to the bottom of Field of Dreams near Munchkin 1 to dig a pit. Snow was falling from trees during my approach. Did not notice any whumpfing or cracking. Noticed surface hoar on NW aspect near treeline. Pit was dug a hundred ish feet above the field of dreams treeline.

Pack was 95cm deep and found a reactive crust at 45 cm. That layer failed at CT17 Q2. During ECT, propagated at ECT17 Q2. The grains looked to be rounding.

Trees back down skied well.

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