Snowpit on Tamarack Peak/ Fireplug.

Location Name: 
Tamarack Peak/Fireplug
Region: 
Mount Rose Area
Date and time of observation: 
Tue, 01/03/2012 - 09:10
Location Map: 
United States
39° 19' 33.06" N, 119° 54' 17.1" W
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Red Flags: 
Obvious avalanche path
Observation made by: Forecaster
Snowpit Observations
More detailed information about the snowpack: 

Patchy snow with anchoring in this avalanche start zone. Free water from the Dec 28-29 rain and warming event did not percolate full depth in this area. A thick, mostly supportable rain crust cover to top of snowcovered areas. The depth hoar below the rain crust has formed into chains.

Snowpit or crown profile photo or graph: 
Snowpack photos: 
Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
No
Cloud Cover: 
25% of the sky covered by clouds
Air temperature: 
Above Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Light
Precipitation: 
Air temperature trend: 
Warming
Wind Direction: 
Southwest
Accumulation rate: 
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