Observation type
Snowpack
Observer
Tohru O.
Keep me anonymous if published
no
Location (general area)
San Gabriels, west of Waterman
Latitude
Longitude
Date (yyyymmdd)
20260221
Time
1pm
Road conditions to area
Clear to the 6000' gate, occasional ice patches in the early am
Temperature
40's
Sky
clear (no clouds)
Wind speed
Calm (smoke rises vertically)
Wind direction
not observed
Wind direction in degrees
Slope aspect
North
Aspect in degrees
Slope angle
~30 deg
Elevation
~6000
Snow depth
45cm
Boot/ Ski penetration
10cm
Precipitation
None
Activity, recent avalanches
No
Brief description
~40cm consolidating sugar snow over 2cm ice grains
Whumphing noises, shooting cracks. collapsing
no
Rapid warming
no
Obvious avalanche path
no
Terrain trap
no
Comment
Nice day up in the snow play area, Several parties getting after it towards Waterman on AT gear. Appears recent storms deposited about 40 cm on top of existing coarse ice granules from December storm? 4 finger hard all the way down with 2 cm harder crust on top, will not form stable snowball.
Publish this observation
Yes I would like this observation Published
Snowpack
Observer
Tohru O.
Keep me anonymous if published
no
Location (general area)
San Gabriels, west of Waterman
Latitude
Longitude
Date (yyyymmdd)
20260221
Time
1pm
Road conditions to area
Clear to the 6000' gate, occasional ice patches in the early am
Temperature
40's
Sky
clear (no clouds)
Wind speed
Calm (smoke rises vertically)
Wind direction
not observed
Wind direction in degrees
Slope aspect
North
Aspect in degrees
Slope angle
~30 deg
Elevation
~6000
Snow depth
45cm
Boot/ Ski penetration
10cm
Precipitation
None
Activity, recent avalanches
No
Brief description
~40cm consolidating sugar snow over 2cm ice grains
Whumphing noises, shooting cracks. collapsing
no
Rapid warming
no
Obvious avalanche path
no
Terrain trap
no
Comment
Nice day up in the snow play area, Several parties getting after it towards Waterman on AT gear. Appears recent storms deposited about 40 cm on top of existing coarse ice granules from December storm? 4 finger hard all the way down with 2 cm harder crust on top, will not form stable snowball.
Publish this observation
Yes I would like this observation Published
