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Snowpit & Compression Test from Andesite Peak
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Location Name: Andesite Peak NW Shoulder Region: Donner Summit Area Date and time of observation: Sun, 12/11/2016 - 14:00 |
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Location Map: United States
39° 21' 24.6672" N, 120° 21' 58.59" W
See map: Google Maps
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Red Flags: Recent loading by new snow, wind, or rain |
Observation made by: Guide at Tahoe Mountain School
Any other comments about the observation or links to outside pages that have more info on the observation:
Ice crusts at ~120cm were extremely difficult to saw through. HS was also much deeper here than throughout most of the area, where at similar elevations it measured mostly 35-65cm. Hard to ID exactly whether the various crusts were from rain, warm temps or both.
