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Observation type
Snowpack

Observer
Tony Bird

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Location (general area)
Mt. Waterman, San Gabriels

Latitude

Longitude

Date (yyyymmdd)
2022/03/p6

Time
midday

Road conditions to area
Bare

Temperature
40-50

Sky
Scattered clouds (3/8 to 4/8)

Wind speed
Light (1-16mph Flags/twigs in motion)

Wind direction
N

Wind direction in degrees

Slope aspect
North

Aspect in degrees

Slope angle
35-40

Elevation
8,000

Snow depth
About 3 feet

Boot/ Ski penetration
2-4 inches

Precipitation
None
Activity, recent avalanches
No

Brief description

Comment
Mt. Waterman got a bit of fresh snow from the Friday/Saturday storm, enough to offer fairly pleasant skiing on a firming powder surface of up to five inches on top of a packed season's crust. Coverage was strictly on the north side of the mountain, the main resort run and the forest on either side. It rapidly diminished to bare ground on other aspects.

Little to no snow at lower elevations on the drive up. We were afraid of drawing a blank, but were pleasantly surprised.

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