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Near Surface Facets in Blue Lakes Area

Location Name: Blue Lakes Area Region: Carson Pass Area Observation Date & Time: Sunday, February 20, 2022 - 00:31
Location: 38.610874, -119.900965 See map: CalTopo	Is this an Avalanche Observation?: No

Observation made by: Public

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Description of Snow, Weather, and Avalanche Conditions:

Mostly cloudy day with increasing winds keeping temperatures cool.

Observed a buried layer of facets underneath the January rain crust 5-15cm deep

Snowpits were dug on cold aspects, and both compression and ECT tests were conducted. Failures were planar in most compression tests, but did not propagate on ECTs.

No signs of recent avalanches.

Snowpack Details

Persistent Weak Layers:

Buried

Terrain Details

Terrain: elevations:

Below Treeline

Terrain: aspects:

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