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​Observation type
Snowpack
Observer
anonymous
Keep me anonymous if published
yes
Location (general area)
San Jacinto
Latitude
Longitude
Date (yyyymmdd)
20161226
Time
8:00am
Road conditions to area
na
Temperature
35+
Sky
clear (no clouds)
Wind speed
Calm (smoke rises vertically)
Wind direction
not observed
Wind direction in degrees
Slope aspect
East
Aspect in degrees
Slope angle
0-30
Elevation
9000
Snow depth
1'-1.5'
Boot/ Ski penetration
3"
Precipitation
none
Activity, recent avalanches
No
Brief description
Snow coverage San jacinto
Whumphing noises, shooting cracks. collapsing
no
Rapid warming
yes
Obvious avalanche path
no
Terrain trap
no
Comment
Opening tour to san jacinto. Made it to Tamarack Valley via sid davis rte before turning around. Tough touring up there and more snow could def. help with that.
Snow coverage was about 1.5' at 9K ft.
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snow shoe trail after ranger station
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