Conditions After the Storm

Location Name:

Old Ski Bowl, Gray Butte

Region:

Mt. Shasta

Date and time of observation:

Mon, 01/25/2021 - 1:00pm

Observation made by:

Forecaster

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United States

41° 21' 2.4804" N, 122° 11' 32.8272" W

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Snowpack Observations

Details

Conditions after Sunday's storm:

Observation Location: Gray Butte
Elevation: 7,800 ft
Date: 20210125
Time: 1100-1300
Observer: Ryan Sorenson
Sky Conditions: Few (FEW) then Broken (BKN) with various fog layers.
Current Precipitation: Type - Light snow showers.
Air Temperature: 19 °F
Surface Penetration: Ski penetration (PS) = 6 in ( 15 cm)
Total Snow Depth (HS): 44 in (111 cm)
24-hour New Snow Depth (HN24): 8 in (20 cm)
24-hour New Snow Water Equivalent (HN24W): 0.35
Wind Direction: Variable
Wind Speed: Calm to Light, 0-5 mi/hr

Between 11 a.m. and 10 p.m. yesterday, around 8 inches of new snow fell. Temperatures have remained in the teens since. Snow surfaces show little signs of previous wind. No concerning signs of wind slab formation were seen. New snow sits atop 2 inches of slightly denser snow. A thick rain crust below that is sealing off the lower snowpack. The surface snows are light and fist hard. It was possible to feel the icy rain crust while skinning and making deep turns. We were able to start some small point releases on terrain steeper than 40 degrees. Other than that, no signs of avalanches were observed.