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State of the Snowpack for 4/9/2022 - 4/15/2022
Submitted by brandon on Fri, 04/15/2022 - 14:30
Dates of the Week:
4/9/2022 to 4/15/2022
Avalanche Problems:
- Wind slab - One skier triggered avalanche reported 4/15 with two partial burials.
- Loose Wet - Numerous D1 avalanches reported on 4/15
- Storm Slab - No avalanches reported
General Snowpack Structure:
- Recent storm snow on top of bare ground on solar aspects and on top of a well consolidated snowpack on polar aspects.
- Widespread melt-freeze on all aspects prior to the 4/11 storm event.
Weather Events:
- Storm events on 4/11 and 4/15 for a total of 5 to 30 inches of new snow. Greatest snowfall totals were along the Sierra Crest in the northern half of the forecast area.
