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Week in Review for 12/30/2017 - 1/5/2018
Submitted by steve on Fri, 01/05/2018 - 16:13
Dates of the Week:
12/30/2017 to 1/5/2018
Location
Tamarack Peak
United States
39° 14' 31.1712" N, 120° 14' 57.8976" W
See map: Google Maps
US
- Persistent slab - No reported avalanches
- Loose wet- 3 reported (2 natural, 1 human triggered)
- Wind slab - No reported avalanches
- Mid to upper snowpack faceting
- Isolated hard wind slabs in near treeline and above treeline terrain. Isolated soft slabs in below treeline terrain.
- Wet surface snow, with buried facet layer dry to moist.
- High pressure continued early in the week
- Pattern change with warm storm cycle late week. Rain up to 8000' +. Up to 2-4'' of new snow above 8000'.
