Recent Avalanches? | Yes |
Collapsing (Whumphing)? | No |
Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | No |
Toured up $1000 to look for natural avalanche activity and check out general conditions.
Recent Avalanches? | Yes |
Collapsing (Whumphing)? | No |
Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | No |
Recent looking debris on NE aspect of Hatch Peak (photo from afar in observation yesterday), date unknown. Some debris is older, but there is a pocket of windslab / cornice that looks more recent. Debris of unknown age on south side of Skyscraper, i.e. "Nixon's Nose". Debris looks relatively fresh.
~20 degrees F. Wind light from the N / NE.
Settled powder. Wind crusts starting to form on ridgelines, and old skin tracks filled in by wind transport.
Pole probing and hand pits revealed that the melt-freeze crust is deteriorating, it offers much less resistance to pole probing than about a week ago. No formal stability tests.