Observations from Heavenly BC

Location Name: 
High Meadows
Region: 
Luther Pass Area (including Job and Freel)
Date and time of observation: 
Fri, 03/14/2014 - 12:00
Location Map: 
United States
38° 54' 48.7152" N, 119° 53' 37.0068" W
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Red Flags: 
Obvious avalanche path
Observation made by: Professional Observer
Snowpit Observations
More detailed information about the snowpack: 

Morning NW winds and cloud cover prevented excessive surface melting on solar aspects. Ski pen limited to 5cm from 10,000ft to continuous snow line at ~7,500ft. Cloud cover cleared in early afternoon, causing solar aspects to become sticky, but crust layer 5cm down remained supportable. No signs of consequential wet instabilities observed today.

Pic: Freel Peak as seen from High Meadows. All but the steepest N aspects are now receiving some solar input.

Snowpack photos: 
Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
No
Cloud Cover: 
75% of the sky covered by clouds
Air temperature: 
Above Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Moderate
Precipitation: 
None
Air temperature trend: 
Static
Wind Direction: 
Northwest
Accumulation rate: 
None