Tahoe National Forest Sierra Avalanche Center

Generally weak and unsupportable snowpack above 8500' in this area. Firm rain crusts with minimal snowpack below 8000'.

Pit dug in near treeline terrain.

Pit dug in near treeline terrain. Basal facet layer approaching depth hoar with an isolated cupped crystal to two observed, but the vast majority are still striated and/or chains without cupping.

Snowpit dug midslope, below where most previous NE wind scouring had occurred.

Snowpit dug in NTL terrain near previous snowpit from Nov. 9.