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Submit an Observation All Regions|Turnagain|Girdwood/Portage|Placer|Summit|Chugach State Park|Hatcher Pass|Outside of Advisory Area| Photos | Date | Location | Observer | Avalanche? | General Observations |
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| 1228348800December 4, 2008 12:00 | Outside of Advisory Area - Seward Hwy (near Kern Creek) | This artillery triggered avalanche might support the theory that our weak snowpack will fail with a larger trigger. It definately shows that the weak layer of faceted October snow on the ground is … | |||
| 1228176000December 2, 2008 12:00 | Outside of Advisory Area - Sunburst 3400 feet SW aspect | Pit located about 50m away from remote skier-triggered avalanche that occurred on 11-28-08. Total snowpack depth is 4 feet (120 cm). Easily found buried surface hoar/facet layer 3 feet down (95 cm … | |||
| 1228176000December 2, 2008 12:00 | Outside of Advisory Area - Sunburst | I was goofing around and isolated this 2 inch wide column that was the full snowpack depth of about 4 feet deep. I was hoping to get a picture of the layer of buried surface hoar about that is abo … | |||
| 1228176000December 2, 2008 12:00 | Outside of Advisory Area - Glacier Ranger District Office | November Totals: 2008 78" Snow, 6.7" Water 2007 117" Snow, 13.9" Water 2006 12" Snow, .8" Water 2005 12" Snow, 3" Water This is a weather chart for the Center Ridge weather station at 1800 feet and … | |||
| 1227830400November 28, 2008 12:00 | Outside of Advisory Area - Alyeska | Christmas Chute went sympathetic to artillery shot in Glacier Bowl Right Wall. | |||
| 1227830400November 28, 2008 12:00 | Outside of Advisory Area - Sunburst | This was a human-triggered avalanche on the south west aspect on Sunburst. This avalanche was remotely-triggered from a distance from a group of skiers on the flats down below. Occured within 24 … | |||
| 1227771480November 27, 2008 7:38 | Outside of Advisory Area - Cornbiscuit | ||||
| 1227358560November 22, 2008 12:56pm | Outside of Advisory Area - Tincan - Turnagain | Underside of failed compression test layer. Surface hoar intact. | |||
| 1227225600November 21, 2008 12:00 | Outside of Advisory Area - Seattle Ridge (Mama's Bowl) SW | This was from a pit during a tour up Seattle Ridge on Friday November 21, 2008. The darker colored slab on top is denser "1Finger" snow. The lighter colored layer underneath that slab is less den … | |||
| 1227052800November 19, 2008 12:00 | Outside of Advisory Area - Mama's Bowl |
