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Snowpack Observer Allen Giernet Keep me anonymous if published no Location (general area) Angeles Crest 6k' gate area Latitude 34.34539N Longitude -117.96663W Date (yyyymmdd) 20210101 Time 1330 Road conditions to area Clear and dry up to Hwy 2 with some icy patches on N sheltered sections Temperature 5.2°C Sky clear (no clouds) Wind speed Light (1-16mph Flags/twigs in motion) Wind direction NW Wind direction in degrees NO Slope aspect North West Aspect in degrees 300° Slope angle 32° Elevation 1,918m Snow depth 70cm Boot/ Ski penetration pf40cm/ ps2cm Precipitation None Activity, recent avalanches No Brief description Whumphing noises, shooting cracks. collapsing no Rapid warming no Obvious avalanche path no Terrain trap no Comment Drive up from Big Tujunga Canyon 9:15am Patchy ice on road in sheltered spots on the 2 but mostly dry and clear. Sky clear Wind northerly and moderate with periods of light winds No precip N aspects @ 6,300’ have soft snow. Some wind buff on surface North gullies in treed terrain sheltered and consolidated powder NE aspect wind scoured and very sculpted where snow remains. NW 300° aspect wind slab aprox 3cm thick HS 30cm Just upslope from the Jeep trail (PCT) a quick pole/ hand pit showed 75cm with 20cm windslab appeared to be poorly bonded to recent snow. Angle 33°. Returned to this spot in the afternoon to confirm original assessment with a full pit. Found cohesion to be much better than originally suspected 2- Column tests produced no results CTN. Pit profile included with this observation. The profile is not encouraging if we were expected a significant storm soon. But clear forecasts and warm temps will continue consolidation and snow loss. Publish this observation Yes I would like this observation Published |