South Side Mount Shasta

Location Name:

Mount Shasta

Region:

Mt. Shasta

Date and time of observation:

Sat, 03/28/2020 - 3:30pm

Observation made by:

Forecaster

Red Flags:

Recent loading by new snow, wind, or rain

Location Map

96067 Mount Shasta , CA

United States

41° 20' 47.5764" N, 122° 11' 30.8004" W

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California US

Snowpack Observations

Details

March 28, 2020 (20200328) - 1330 hrs - R Sorenson

Gray Butte Area

SKY: Obscured

PRECIP: S1 - sporadic light snowfall

WIND: Calm

BLOWING SNOW: None

AIR TEMP: 23 F

SURF PEN: 5-12 inches (15-30 cm)

Height of new snow:

Below treeline (1130 hours) HN: 3 inches (8 cm), HS: 75 inches (190 cm)

Near treeline (1300 hours) HN: 6.5 inches (16 cm), HS: 79 inches (200 cm)

Above treeline (1230 hours) HN: ~ 7 inches (17 cm) ~ 12 inches of unconsolidated snow atop a thick crust

NOTES:

There were low clouds, fog, flat light, and generally very low visibility on the south side of Mount Shasta today. The snow was falling from the sky throughout (1100-1500 hours); however, it was sporadic: light one minute, very light the next, then moderate the next. The new snow sits atop a melt-freeze crust below and near treeline. This crust is variable in thickness but was very thin in most places observed. It was absent on west-facing terrain above treeline. Approximately 6 inches of 4F to F hard snow remains below that, all above firm and consolidated snow. Winds were calm, and there was no sign of wind effects on the snow surfaces. No natural or human triggered avalanches were observed.