Southside: Avalanche Gulch - Green Butte/Sargent Ridges - Old Ski Bowl

Old Ski Bowl and Avalanche Gulch split by Green Butte Ridge

Location Name:

Southside Mount Shasta

Region:

Mt. Shasta

Date and time of observation:

Fri, 02/14/2020 - 2:30pm

Observation made by:

Forecaster

Location Map

96067 Mount Shasta , CA

United States

41° 22' 56.0856" N, 122° 12' 30.8124" W

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California US

Snowpack Observations

Details

DATE: February 14, 2020 (20200215)

TIME: 1430 hrs

OBSERVER: Meyers

LOCATION: Avalanche Gulch, Green Butte and Sargents Ridges, Old Ski Bowl

SKY CONDITION: Clear

PRECIPITATION TYPE/RATE: None

BLOWING SNOW: None

AIR TEMPERATURE: 36 deg F

SURFACE PENETRABILITY: 0-4 inches (10 cm)

HEIGHT OF SNOWPACK (HS): ~65 inches (165 cm)

HEIGHT OF NEW SNOW (HN): 0

WIND: moderate, gusty, north/northwest

NOTES: Variable snow surface conditions exist on all aspects. Decent melt-freeze conditions and corn-like snow below 9,000 feet on E-SE-S-SW-W aspects. Above 9,000 feet, snow surfaces transition to mostly firm conditions with a mix of breakable crusts, pockets of soft snow, icy patches, and raised sastrugi scabs. Shaded, northerly aspects remain crusty all day. The Heart and the SW face of Sargents Ridge are completely exposed. In Avalanche Gulch above Helen Lake, rocks are strewn all over the snowpack. No sign(s) of avalanche danger.