Left Peak, Castle Lake

Castle Lake below, photo taken from Left Peak

Location Name:

Casle Lake

Region:

Castle Lake

Date and time of observation:

Mon, 12/30/2019 - 2:30pm

Observation made by:

Forecaster

Location Map

96067 Mount Shasta , CA

United States

41° 13' 40.1124" N, 122° 22' 31.4544" W

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California US

Snowpack Observations

Details

Observations on Left Peak, Castle Lake, 20191230 - 1400 hrs - Sorenson

ELEVATION: 5,860 ft; below treeline
ASPECT: North
SKY: Clear
PRECIPITATION: none
AIR TEMP: > 32°F
SKI PEN (PS): 4 in (10 cm)
HEIGHT OF SNOWPACK (HS): 36 in (90 cm)
HEIGHT OF NEW SNOW (HN24): 1-2 in (5 cm)
WIND: Calm
TEST RESULTS: CT3 SP ↓ 2 in (7 cm), CT11 SP ↓ 9 in (22 cm), ECTP11 ↓ 9 in (22 cm), ECTP13 ↓ 9 in (22 cm)

Notes:

Though no obvious signs of avalanche danger or instabilities were observed today, buried surface hoar layers were found in the snowpack on protected north facing terrain near and below treeline on Left Peak. Currently, these layers pose little hazard due to the fact that the snowpack is shallow and good anchoring exist in the area. However, this is something to monitor if we get a significant amount of snow in the near future.

Many obstacles such as rocks, downed trees and bushes are hazardous if you choose to ski at Castle Lake. Small drifts 2 to 3 feet deep snow and hard wind slabs were found along the ridgeline of Left Peak. No blocking, cracking or signs of instabilities were observed.