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2016/2017 Reports and Observations

Please contribute your observations from the backcountry by posting a quick note in the discussion forum, submitting an observation or trip report on the submit report's page , uploading pictures of what you see or a pit profile. Your input is greatly appreciated and will help us make this information as accurate as possible. Please help us help you and practice safe decision making when in the back country. 
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Observation type - Snowpack 
Location (general area) - Dawson Peak, San Gabriel Mtns.
Date (yyyymmdd) - 20170412
Time - 2:00pm

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Observation type - Snowpack 
Location (general area) - Mt Baden Powell, San Gabriel Mtns.
Date (yyyymmdd) - 20170329
Time - daytime

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Observation type - Snowpack 
Location (general area) - Kratka Ridge, San Gabriel Mtns.
Date (yyyymmdd) - 20170323
Time - 10:00am


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Observation type - Snowpack 
Location (general area) - San Gorgonio Wilderness
Date (yyyymmdd) - 20170316
Time - 2:00pm


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Observation type - Snowpack 
Location (general area) - Telegraph Peak, San Gabriel Mtns.
Date (yyyymmdd) - 20170312
Time - 2:02pm

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Observation type - Snowpack 
Location (general area) - Mount San Antonio, San Gabriel Mtns.
Date (yyyymmdd) - 20170311
Time - 1:20pm

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Observation type - Snowpack 
Location (general area) - Cedar Springs, Angeles National Forest
Date (yyyymmdd) - 20170311
Time - 11:00am

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Observation type - Snowpack 
Location (general area) - Mount San Jacinto
Date (yyyymmdd) - 20170307
Time - 4:00pm

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Observation type - Snowpack 
Location (general area) - Mt Baden Powell San Gabriel Mtns.
Date (yyyymmdd) - 20170307
Time - 10:30am

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Observation type - Snowpack 
Location (general area) - Mt Waterman San Gabriel Mtns.
Date (yyyymmdd) - 20170303
Time - day tour

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Observation type - Snowpack 
Location (general area) - Mt Islip San Gabriel Mtns.
Date (yyyymmdd) - 20170227
Time - 11:09am

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Observation type - Snowpack 
Location (general area) - Blue Ridge San Gabriel Mtns.
Date (yyyymmdd) - 20170224
Time - 12:00pm

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Observation type - Snowpack 
Location (general area) - Kratka Ridge San Gabriel Mtns.
Date (yyyymmdd) - 20170223
Time - 1:10pm

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Observation type - Avalanche 
Location (general area) - Ice House Canyon
Date (yyyymmdd) - 20170219
Time - 9:45am

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PictureLarge avalanche on Baldy bowl
Observation type - Avalanche 
Location (general area) - Baldy Bowl
Date (yyyymmdd) - 20170219
Time - 8:00am

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Rapid warming in Baldy bowl

PictureAvalanche just above Icehouse Canyon trail
Observation type - Avalanche 
Location (general area) - Ice House Canyon
Date (yyyymmdd) - 20170219
Time - 9:00am

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Avalanche across Icehouse Canyon trail

Observation type - Snowpack
Location (general area) - Cloudburst Summit
​near Mt. Waterman
Date (yyyymmdd) - 20170209
Time - 12:00pm

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Observation type - Snowpack
Location (general area) - Mt. Piños
Date (yyyymmdd) - 20170202
Time - 12:00pm


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Observation type - Snowpack
Location (general area) - Cucamonga wilderness
Date (yyyymmdd) - 20170201
Time - not reported

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Observation type - Snowpack
Location (general area) - Baldy - Big Butch Canyon
Date (yyyymmdd) - 20170201
Time - 12:00pm

Picturea couple of cracks under the ridge, on Zeke's Chute
Observation type - Snowpack
Location (general area) - Mount San Antonio San Gabriel Mtns
Date (yyyymmdd) - 20170201
Time - 6:00am to 11:00am

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Firm - ski edges barely leave a track
Observation type - Snowpack
Location (general area) - Mt. Baldy Bowl
Date (yyyymmdd) - 20170201
Time - 12:00
Picturepast the hut
Observation type - Snowpack
Location (general area) - Ski Hut to Mt. Baldy
Date (yyyymmdd) - 20170128
Time - 6:30am

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approaching the bowl
Observation type - Snowpack
Location (general area) - Mt. Waterman level 1 Avi class
Date (yyyymmdd) - 20170128
Time - 11:00 - 16:00
PictureSoCal NSP & SCSAC Avy L1 field day pit. * Not ideal pit location (too close to trees)
Observation type - Snowpack
Location (general area) - Mt. Waterman level 1 Avi class
Date (yyyymmdd) - 20170128​
Time - 13:00

Observation type - Snowpack
Location (general area) - Mt. Baldy
Date (yyyymmdd) - 20170128​
Time - 11:00

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Observation type - Snowpack
Location (general area) - Kratka
Date (yyyymmdd) - 20170128​
Time - 8:30

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Observation type - Snowpack
Location (general area) - Near winston Springs
Angeles Crest 
Date (yyyymmdd) - 20170124
Time - 15:00

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Observation type - Snowpack
Location (general area) - Mt. Waterman 
Date (yyyymmdd) - 20170121
Time - 13:04

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Observation type - Avalanche
Location (general area) - Mt. Baldy Bently Cliffs area 
Date (yyyymmdd) - 20170121
Time - occured some time between
​midnight Friday and Saturday morning

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Observation type - Snowpack
Location (general area) - Sugarloaf mountain Big Bear 
Date (yyyymmdd) - 20170121
Time - 14:30
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Observation type - Avalanche
Location (general area) - Snow Valley Bear Canyon 
Date (yyyymmdd) - 20170117
Time - 10:00
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Observation type - Snowpack
Location (general area) - Blue Ridge, Wrightwood 
Date (yyyymmdd) - 20170117
Time - 10:30
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On the way out
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Nice turns

Observation type - Snowpack
Location (general area) - Mt. Islip East ridge above Windy Gap
Date (yyyymmdd) - 20170114
Time - 1531
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Observation type - Snowpack
Location (general area) - Mt. Waterman 
Date (yyyymmdd) - 20170113
Time - 1140
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Looking west from the trailhead
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Pit profile

Observation type - Snowpack
Location (general area) - East of Mt. Waterman 
Date (yyyymmdd) - 20170113
Time - 0800
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Observation type - Snowpack
Location (general area) - San Bernardino Mountains 
Date (yyyymmdd) - 20170104
Time - 1409
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Skin track in lovely soft snow
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pit profile

Observation type - Snowpack
Location (general area) - Mt. Islip approach 
Date (yyyymmdd) - 20170102
Time - 1052
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Snow on trees at Mt. Islip
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Pit Profile from 2,316m/ 7,600' on Mt. Islip ridge

Observation type - Snowpack
Location (general area) - Mt Baldy Bowl
Date (yyyymmdd) - 20170102
Time - 1100h

Observation type - Snowpack
Location (general area) - San Jacinto
Date (yyyymmdd) - 20161226
Time - 8:00am​
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snow shoe trail after ranger station
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slow going
Observation type - Snowpack
Location (general area) - Mt. Baden Powell Summit ridge North Bowl
Date (yyyymmdd) - 20161227
Time - 135
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Pit profile note the 15cm layer and 18cm layer are rounding facets. The program I used did not have a symbo
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Looking towards Baden Powell from the 2 on the hike in

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Observation type - Snowpack
Location (general area) - East of Mt. Waterman
Date (yyyymmdd) - 2016/12/24
Time - 0800


Observation type - Snowpack
Location (general area) - Throop Peak
Date (yyyymmdd) - 20161129
Time - 10:45–14:30


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North Face of Throop Peak. Note heavy scouring in the central gully.
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Looking North in the afternoon

Observation type - Snowpack
Location (general area) - Mt Baldy Ski Lifts
Date (yyyymmdd) - 20161126

Time - 18:00
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