Observations from Rubicon Peak

Location Name: 
Rubicon Peak
Region: 
West Shore Area
Date and time of observation: 
Thu, 01/29/2015 - 12:00
Location Map: 
United States
38° 59' 23.676" N, 120° 8' 8.916" W
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Observation made by: Forecaster
Snowpit Observations
More detailed information about the snowpack: 

No evidence of snowpack instability observed in this area today. Snow surface conditions consisted of 1 to 4 cm (0.5 to 2 inches) of recent new snow on top of supportable crust. Snow cover is very thin to nonexistent below 7,600' on all aspects. Snowpack depth quickly increased to 1+ meters (3 to 4 feet) above 8,000' on NW-N-NE aspects. Old near crust facets are continuing to round and gain strength in this area.

Very small amounts of surface wet snow were noted at 12:45 pm on a nil aspect at 7,500'.

Snowpit or crown profile photo or graph: 
Snowpit videos (tests, etc): 

20150129 Rubicon Peak, CA snowpack

Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
No
Cloud Cover: 
50% of the sky covered by clouds
Air temperature: 
Below Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Calm
Air temperature trend: 
Warming