Trigger | Natural | Remote Trigger | 0 |
Avalanche Type | Soft Slab | Aspect | East Southeast |
Elevation | 2000ft | Slope Angle | 35deg |
Crown Depth | unknown | Width | 100ft |
Vertical Run | 500ft |
Cornbiscuit parking lot to Bertha Creek Campground area to conduct rescue drills and snowpit tests.
Trigger | Natural | Remote Trigger | 0 |
Avalanche Type | Soft Slab | Aspect | East Southeast |
Elevation | 2000ft | Slope Angle | 35deg |
Crown Depth | unknown | Width | 100ft |
Vertical Run | 500ft |
SS-N-R1-D2-U
Observed a couple small wind slab pockets on motorized side above Bertha Cr. Campground.
Recent Avalanches? | Yes |
Collapsing (Whumphing)? | No |
Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | Yes |
2 small avalanches noted above.
Very localized cracking at the storm snow interface (about 55cm deep).
Snowing 1cm+/ hr til noon. Clearing skies after noon on the South side of Turnagain Pass. Winds were light at road elevation. Noticed some moderate flagging on Seattle ridge from East winds. 28*F in morning. 32*F at 5pm.
New snow was ~55cm deep. Heavy, moisture-laden new snow made for deep trenching with snowmachines. SUper fun riding, DEEP!
HS= 120cm
HNS= 55cm
CT4,6,8
ECTP4, 8, 16
All column tests were failing about 75cm down on a layer of facets/ buried surface hoar over a thin crust.
Cory did a couple snowmachine slope cut tests with no results.