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Snowpit on North Aspect of Tamarack Shoulder
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Location Name: Tamarack Peak Shoulder Region: Mount Rose Area Date and time of observation: Sun, 01/28/2018 - 10:05 |
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Location Map: United States
39° 19' 5.556" N, 119° 55' 16.554" W
See map: Google Maps
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Red Flags: Recent loading by new snow, wind, or rain Rapid warming Obvious avalanche path |
Observation made by: Public
Any other comments about the observation or links to outside pages that have more info on the observation:
During a Column Test, we had a clean shear surface 30 cm deep (CT24Q2). We suapect this is the top of last weekend's storm. During the Extended Column Test there was no result (ECTNX) and therefore no propogation. We were also looking for the persistent weak layer which has been a recent problem. We encountered sugary faceted snow around 100 cm from the ground (75 cm from the surface). While our tests did not cause a failure on this surface, we were able to easily pull the snow column off this layer. As the snowpack consolidates and gains moisture and weight this layer could become a more significant problem.
