Meiss Meadow

Location Name: 
Meiss Meadow
Region: 
Carson Pass Area
Date and time of observation: 
Tue, 02/16/2016 - 12:55
Location Map: 
United States
38° 42' 56.9268" N, 120° 1' 23.6352" W
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Red Flags: 
Rapid warming
Observation made by: Public
Snowpit Observations
More detailed information about the snowpack: 

Frozen supportable snow on the way up the south facing aspect @ 10:00. The surface was just starting to soften up when we reached the summit @11:00. This snow would change on the way out, consisting of 2-4 inches of corn snow in the afternoon @2:00.

Skiing off the north side, above tree line was a supportable wind effected/melt freeze surface. Below tree line there was powder like conditions in shaded areas. The pit profile showed three different crusts in the top 115cm of snow. Compression tests had no results on any of these layers. There was no signs of near crust faceting above or below any of these crust.

There was no signs of instabilities throughout the day. 

Picture 1: A look at the crust layers within the pit

Picture 2: The moonscape of wind effect and melt freeze process above tree line on NE-N aspect

Snowpit or crown profile photo or graph: 
Snowpack photos: 
Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
No
Cloud Cover: 
Clear
Air temperature: 
Above Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Moderate
Precipitation: 
None
Air temperature trend: 
Static
Wind Direction: 
Southwest
Accumulation rate: 
None
More detailed information about the weather: 

As we reached the summit@11:00 the wind was coming out of the S-SW at a steady 10mph. On the way out the wind had increased to a steady 20mph @ 2:00. Also, there was sight of high cirrus clouds starting to come in from the incoming storm.

10:25@ 8500' 45*F on South facing slope

1:44@9400' 41*F on North facing slope