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Ash Creek Butte/East Side of Shasta

Location Name: 
Ash Creek Butte/East Side of Shasta
Region: 
East of Mt Shasta
Date and time of observation: 
Sat, 12/09/2017 - 9:00pm
Observation made by: 
Forecaster
Red Flags:
Rapid warming

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96067 Mount Shasta , CA
United States
41° 27' 31.482" N, 122° 2' 47.31" W
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California US

Snowpack Observations

Details

During a snowmobile tour out to the Ash Creek Butte Weather stations yesterday, it was possible to ride from 5500ft to 7500ft on and off roads. The height of snow ranged from 40-60cm 6000ft and above, but some south facing slopes and many wind exposed areas near ridgelines were completely snow free. The short winter days and low angle of the sun in the sky, along with the temperature inversions, have kept snow surfaces in shady lower elevation areas east of the mountain cold and mostly dry. Boot penetration ranged from 0-15cm and the thin snowpack was very supportable. Riding off roads took careful route selection as there were plenty of shallowly buried objects to avoid.

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Weather Observations

Details

Clear and sunny skies with hardly any wind at ridgetop. Felt quite a bit more like springtime than early December.

Statistics

Cloud Cover: 
Clear
Blowing Snow: 
No
Precipitation: 
None
Accumulation rate: 
Air temperature: 
Above Freezing
Air temperature trend: 
Warming
Wind Speed: 
Calm
Wind Direction: 
East