Snowpit on Andesite Ridge

Location Name: 
Andesite Ridge
Region: 
Donner Summit Area
Date and time of observation: 
Sat, 03/10/2012 - 11:35
Location Map: 
United States
39° 21' 2.304" N, 120° 21' 55.548" W
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Red Flags: 
Obvious avalanche path
Observation made by: Forecaster
Snowpit Observations
More detailed information about the snowpack: 

Pit dug on an ENE aspect with significant sun exposure. Very stable snowpack conditions with little to no faceting in the lower snowpack at this location. There was sufficient east component at this location for the absence of the persistent weak layer found on NW-N-NE aspects.

Up to 3 inches of wet surface snow was observed on southerly aspects below between 7,200' and 8,000' at noon.

Snowpit or crown profile photo or graph: 
Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
No
Cloud Cover: 
Clear
Air temperature: 
Above Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Moderate
Precipitation: 
Air temperature trend: 
Warming
Wind Direction: 
Southwest
Accumulation rate: 
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