Casaval Ridge, Mount Shasta

Location Name:

Lower Casaval Ridge (Giddy Giddy, Gulch), Mount Shasta

Region:

Mt. Shasta

Date and time of observation:

Sat, 03/21/2020 - 1:00pm

Observation made by:

Forecaster

Red Flags:

Recent loading by new snow, wind, or rain

Location Map

96067 Mount Shasta , CA

United States

41° 23' 4.974" N, 122° 13' 16.7268" W

See map: Google Maps

California US

Snowpack Observations

Details

March 21, 2020 (20200321) - Lower Casaval Ridge, Mount Shasta -Ryan Sorenson

TIME: 1100- 1500

SKY: Overcast

PRECIP: Sporadic light snowfall, S-1 with periods of S1.

WIND: Calm to light north-easterly winds above treeline with periods of moderate easterly winds during brief snowstorms.

BLOWING SNOW: Yes, light, loading westerly terrain.

HS: 66 inches (170 centimeters) average at Horse Camp (7,600 feet)

SURFACE PENETRABILITY: Ski 0-2 inches, Boot 4-14 inches

NOTES:

Snow squalls were more productive than expected today. Between 1130 and 1400 hours, occasional snowfall accumulated approximately an inch of fresh snow over a variable snowpack. It was possible to find a turn or two in light powdery snow if you searched for it. However, the majority of the snowpack on the south side of Mount Shasta hosts a variety of melt-freeze crusts, some supportable some not. South and east-facing aspects held the most supportable crusts.