Mammoth Rock Bowl pit

SNOWPACK OBSERVATION
Submission Info
Volunteer Observer
Sunday, January 19, 2020 - 10:00am
Red Flags: 
Recent loading by new snow, wind, or rain
37° 36' 47.5992" N, 118° 59' 40.956" W
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Snowpit Observations
More detailed information about the snowpack: 

I wanted to see how the new snow was bonding on old wind/melt freeze crusts in the Mammoth Rock area.  Also wanted to see the extent of faceting going on underneath the snowpack.

Pit was at 9080', N/NE.  HS220, HN31.  Air temp 1 degree C and warming.  Ski Pen 23, boot pen 41. Skies broken, with surface temp at -5 degrees C.  Facets ranging from 1-2mm in size were found throughout lower layers.  Profile attached.

CT yieled interesting results, CT23 and 27 on a lower faceted layer, (SC/Q1).  ECTN2 on upper layer, ECTX on the deeper layer, just shy of a meter deep, but I would think if something large enough was to trigger it could be worrisome.

On the descent roller balls were forming, snow was getting progressively stickier.

Snowpit or crown profile photo or graph: 
Weather Observations
Blowing Snow: 
No
Cloud Cover: 
100% of the sky covered by clouds
Air temperature: 
Above Freezing
Wind Speed: 
Calm
Precipitation: 
None
Air temperature trend: 
Warming
Accumulation rate: 
None
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