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Observation type - Snowpack
Observer - Jeff Sanders Keep me anonymous if published - no Location (general area) - Buckhorn/Angeles Forest Latitude Longitude Date (yyyymmdd) - 20140308 Time - 7-9 am Road conditions to area - clear Temperature - 40 Sky - clear (no clouds) Wind speed - Light (1-16mph Flags/twigs in motion) Wind direction - not observed Wind direction in degrees Slope aspect - North Aspect in degrees Slope angle - 25-35 Elevation - 6700-7200 Snow depth - 4-8" Boot/ Ski penetration - none Precipitation - none Activity, recent avalanches - No Brief description Whumphing noises, shooting cracks. collapsing - no Rapid warming - yes Obvious avalanche path - no Terrain trap - no Comment - The rapid warming really did not start until I was down. 9am Light winds at lower protected elevation, fairly high wind up on ridge from the approx the NE. Very consistent hard granular surface and sub surface. Boots made minimal tracks on the surface. Skis made minimal tracks on the decent, able to hold a good edge when needed. A few small areas with good corn in the sun. These conditions were what was left from the 12" of wet snow last weekend that some friends rode in the same area. Publish this observation - Yes I would like this observation Published |
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