Week in Review for 11/5/2017 - 11/11/2017

Submitted by brandon on Wed, 11/15/2017 - 09:44
Dates of the Week: 
11/4/2017 to 11/10/2017

Location

Elephants Back
United States
38° 40' 50.2104" N, 119° 58' 57.5472" W
See map: Google Maps
US
Avalanche Problems: 
General Snowpack Structure: 

Continuing to build with significant depth bias towards northern half of the Sierra Crest. Areas of 1 to 2 foot depth with supportable snowpack begin to emerge. Still thin cover elsewhere within the forecast area. No signs of problematic weak layers.

    Weather Events: 
    • High pressure early in the week
    • Storm cycle mid/late week - Snow level around 7,500'-8,000'
    • Gale force SW winds during storm