Blowing snow on Echo Peak.

Location Name: 
Echo Peak
Region: 
Echo Summit Area
Date and time of observation: 
Thu, 04/13/2017 - 12:00
Location Map: 
United States
38° 51' 23.7888" N, 120° 4' 14.5812" W
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Red Flags: 
Recent loading by new snow, wind, or rain
Observation made by: Forecaster
Snowpit Observations
More detailed information about the snowpack: 

Significant amounts of blowing snow near treeline as well as above 7,500' in open areas below treeline today on Echo Peak. Despite the ongoing wind loading, ski cuts on small wind affected test slopes produced little in way of cracking. Some wind slab structure was evident in hand pits in wind affected areas, but actual evidence of instability was limited.

Rain soaked old snow existed below the 25 to 30 cm of new snow in the area up to the high point of travel around 8,600'. This matched well with reports of rain to 9,000' yesterday.

Snowpack photos: 
Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
Yes
Cloud Cover: 
100% of the sky covered by clouds
Air temperature: 
Below Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Strong
Precipitation: 
Snow
Air temperature trend: 
Warming
Wind Direction: 
Southwest
Accumulation rate: 
Less than 1 in. per hour