Green Butte, Mount Shasta (Powder Bowl)

DATE: February 18, 2020 (20200218)

TIME: 1500 hrs

OBSERVER: Sorenson, Beverly 

LOCATION: Green Butte

SKY CONDITION: Clear

PRECIPITATION TYPE/RATE: None

BLOWING SNOW: None

SURFACE PENETRABILITY: 0-4 inches (10 cm) 

HEIGHT OF SNOWPACK (HS): ~55 inches (140 cm) on ridgeline 8,000 feet

HEIGHT OF NEW SNOW (HN): 0 

WIND: Calm - variable light breeze above treeline on the ridge. 

NOTES: 

• Decent melt-freeze conditions and corn-like snow below 9,000 feet on south and southeast aspects. 
• Surfaces remain firm on aspects that did not have a direct solar influence. 
• A mix of icy patches and raised sastrugi scabs remain on ridges
• Chicken heads and ice forms provide challenging skinning conditions above treeline on Green Butte Ridge (Broadway). 
• No sign(s) of avalanche danger.