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Observation type - Snowpack
Name - A Giernet
Keep me anonymous if published - no
Location (general area) - MT San Antonio Baldy Bowl
Latitude - NA
Longitude - NA
Date (yyyymmdd) - 20121216
Time - 11:00am
Road conditions to area - Clear
Temperature - 48°F/ 9°c
Sky - Obscured (fog or base layer prevents view of sky)
Wind speed - Light (1-16mph Flags/twigs in motion)
Wind direction - SW
Wind direction in degrees
Slope aspect - South
Slope angle - 35°
Elevation - 9500'/ 2890m
Snow depth - 14"/ 35cm
Boot/ Ski penetration - PF 5" / 13cm
Precipitation - None
Activity, recent avalanches - No
Brief description - Roller balls stating at rocks
Whumphing noises, shooting cracks. collapsing - no
Rapid warming - yes
Obvious avalanche path - yes
Terrain trap - no
Comment - Warming considerably in the past 3 hours. Rollers   balls and pinwheels starting to come from rocks near top of slope. 
Snow becoming softer and not supporting boot pack well. Snow surface temp 0°c At summit ridge just above bowl air temp. -3°c with strong steady winds 
Some quick hand pits showed snow very well consolidated and no layers. 
Near top of slope a sugary consistancy at about 10,000'
Over the ridge was strong winds with signs of loading but no slope to speak of here
Publish this observation - Yes I would like this observation Published
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