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Incline Peak Snow Pit

Location Name: Incline Peak Region: Mount Rose Area Observation Date & Time: Monday, December 5, 2022 - 10:30
Location: 39.298010, -119.945340 See map: CalTopo	Is this an Avalanche Observation?: No Conditions Alerts: Recent Loading Recent Loading›Blowing Snow

Observation made by: Public

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Description of Snow, Weather, and Avalanche Conditions:

We toured around Incline Peak today and dug to investigate the 12/1 interface. Consistent with previous findings, the interface breaks clean but is difficult to trigger. Compression tests showed a Q1 break on the interface, but an ECT did not fracture. After completing the ECT, a shovel inserted behind the column did cause the column to break cleanly at the 12/1 interface.

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Snowpack Details

Total Snow Depth:

137cm

Persistent Weak Layers:

Buried

Terrain Details

Terrain: elevations:

Near Treeline

Terrain: aspects:

Weather Details

Elevation of Observation:

Above 9000 ft.

Blowing Snow:

Light

Wind Direction:

Southwest

Wind Speed:

Moderate

Sky Cover:

Overcast - Cloudy - 8/8 covered

Highest Precipitation Rate:

Moderate Snowfall (S2 = 2 cm /~1 in per hour)

Precipitation:

Snow

Air temperature:

Below Freezing

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