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Snowpit on Coyote Butte

Location Name: 
East side of Coyote Butte
Region: 
Mt. Shasta
Date and time of observation: 
Sat, 12/24/2016 - 4:45pm
Observation made by: 
Public
Red Flags:
Recent loading by new snow, wind, or rain
Obvious avalanche path
Terrain Trap

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United States
41° 19' 57.7056" N, 122° 11' 34.9116" W
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Snowpack Observations

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Hasty pit results from MSSP Ski Patrol

East-south/east aspect of Coyote Butte.  Wind and storm depositied snow.  Approximately 25 degrees F.

Slope at site of pit - approx 28 degrees

35 cm of new and wind effcted snow on top of a hard and glazed ice layer.

CT8, Q3 at 10 cm / CT9, Q3 at same depth.  lower snow well bonded to that ice layer.

Digging through the ice layer (15 cm) showed ice forms and loose unconsolidated snow beneath.  

CT23, Q1 at approximately 45 cm

Belayed ski cut did not produce any significant cracking / propagation.  Skiing the slope did not produce any activity.

Snow Pit Photos

Weather Observations

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Statistics

Cloud Cover: 
Clear
Blowing Snow: 
Precipitation: 
Accumulation rate: 
Air temperature: 
Below Freezing
Air temperature trend: 
Static
Wind Speed: 
Light
Wind Direction: 
Southeast