Reactivity near Frog Lake, Carson Pass Area

Location Name: 
Test slope just north of Frog Lake
Region: 
Carson Pass Area
Date and time of observation: 
Sat, 01/06/2018 - 12:07
Location Map: 
United States
38° 41' 20.6196" N, 119° 59' 19.8816" W
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US


Red Flags: 
Recent loading by new snow, wind, or rain
Observation made by: Public
Snowpit Observations
Snowpit videos (tests, etc): 

20180106_CarsonPassSnowOb

Description: 

My partner and I headed out for a tour today in the Carson Pass region. Around noon we found a nice, wind-loading test slope on a NNE aspect with a 38 degree incline. Three consecutive CT's produced results, failing on decomposing facets beneath windloaded storm snow. 

Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
Yes
Cloud Cover: 
75% of the sky covered by clouds
Air temperature: 
Above Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Moderate
Precipitation: 
Snow
Air temperature trend: 
Cooling
Wind Direction: 
Southwest
Accumulation rate: 
Less than 1 in. per hour
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