Green Butte, Mount Shasta

Location Name:

Region:

Mt. Shasta

Date and time of observation:

Tue, 03/31/2020 - 3:30pm

Observation made by:

Forecaster

Red Flags:

Whumphing noises, shooting cracks, or collapsing

Recent loading by new snow, wind, or rain

Rapid warming

Location Map

96067 Mount Shasta , CA

United States

41° 22' 8.2884" N, 122° 13' 12.1476" W

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California US

Snowpack Observations

Details

March 31, 2020 (20200331) - 1100-1330 hrs - R Sorenson

Green Butte

SKY: Obscured, broken at 1230 hrs

PRECIP: S-1 - sporadic very light snowfall

WIND: Moderate, NW

BLOWING SNOW: Yes

AIR TEMP: 33 F

SURF PEN: 5-14 inches (15-35 cm)

NOTES:

Snow melting and falling from trees
Low visibility, clouds moving in and out
Rollerballs forming on south and east aspects
Moderate blowing snow above treeline: loading easterly aspects
Column test results: CT16 SP↓ 23 cm, CT23 SP↓ 43 cm; ECTN13 ↓ 27cm, ECTP23 ↓ 42 cm