Lundy Canyon

SNOWPACK OBSERVATION
Triple Threat
Submission Info
Friday, February 15, 2019 - 5:00pm
Lundy Canyon 38° 1' 11.6868" N, 119° 11' 37.3668" W
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Snowpit Observations
Snowpit or crown profile photo or graph: 
Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
Yes
Cloud Cover: 
100% of the sky covered by clouds
Air temperature: 
Below Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Moderate
Precipitation: 
Snow
Air temperature trend: 
Cooling
Wind Direction: 
West
Accumulation rate: 
Less than 1 in. per hour
More detailed information about the weather: 

Went for a quick skin up Lundy to see how deep down into the snowpack the rain permeated. I found between 10 and 30 cm of new snow on top of the rain layer. Handshears failed with very easy force inside the storm snow at 10 cm and on the old- new snow interface, 25- 30 cm down on the rain crust. A soft storm slab is forming but I didn't get any results a on ski cuts into wind drifts or see any shooting cracks. The rain permeated a band of about 30 cm thickness and two K- hard crusts are forming on the bottom and top interface of the rain layer. Snow below that is dry. 

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