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Chickadee Ridge Snowpit

Location Name: Chickadee Ridge Region: Mount Rose Area Observation Date & Time: Saturday, December 3, 2022 - 10:12
Location: 39.293104, -119.906349 See map: CalTopo	Is this an Avalanche Observation?: No Conditions Alerts: Other Signs of Instability (cracking, whumpfing, collapsing) Other Signs of Instability (cracking, whumpfing, collapsing)›Collapsing / whumpfing noises Persistent Problem

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Description of Snow, Weather, and Avalanche Conditions:

We did a tour up Chickadee ridge and experienced whumpfing throughout the tour. We dug a pit near the ridge on a north 28deg aspect below tree line at ~8900ft elevation. Snow depth was 102cm. 54cm was from the recent storms. The persistent weak layer was found below the new snow. Snow pit test result was ECT 28. Failure was on the weak layer from the early November storms. Low angle skiing was great with decent snow depth to avoid buried obstacles.

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Snowpack Details

Total Snow Depth:

102cm

Persistent Weak Layers:

Buried

Terrain Details

Terrain: elevations:

Below Treeline

Terrain: aspects:

Weather Details

Elevation of Observation:

8000 - 9000 ft.

Sky Cover:

Overcast - Cloudy - 8/8 covered

Precipitation:

Snow

Air temperature:

Above Freezing

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