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Surface Hoar in Meiss Country
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Location Name: Meiss Meadow Region: Carson Pass Area Date and time of observation: Fri, 01/01/2016 - 13:00 |
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Location Map: United States
38° 44' 19.8492" N, 120° 0' 18.7452" W
See map: Google Maps
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Red Flags: Recent loading by new snow, wind, or rain |
Observation made by: Professional Observer
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Widespread Surface Hoar in Meiss Meadow country, though not as huge as observed elsewhere recently. In protected but open areas top 5-10 cms of snow felt noticeably uncohesive while skinning due to Surface Hoar and Near Surface Facets.
Photo 1: Large Surface Hoar in Meiss Meadow on North facing slope.
Photo 2: Surface hoar and NSFs in Meiss Meadow on North Facing slope. The black crystal card is about 2 cms behind this column of snow and shows how weak the upper few part of the snowpack.
Photo 3: Surface hoar on flat open terrain in Meiss Meadow surviving as of 1pm.
Photo 4: Afternoon SW winds were clearly blowing snow at ridgelines. Snow along ridgelines was a mix of hard crusts and soft wind blown snow.
