Observation: Turnagain

Location: Center Ridge - 1100', below treeline

Date:

February 21, 2016 8:21pm

Observer:

Backcountry Babes Level 2 Class Callie Morgigno

Route & General Observations

Level 2 Class – did field tests across the highway from the motorized lot at 1100′ elevation.

Red Flags

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Obvious signs of instability

Recent Avalanches?	Yes
Collapsing (Whumphing)?	Yes
Cracking (Shooting cracks)?	No

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

Heavy rain to at least 1100' all afternoon.

Snow surface

At 1100', 60 cm of new storm snow sitting on top of a melt-freeze crust.

Snowpack

Collapsing under our skis. Upside down storm snow. Hand pits showed new storm snow failing in isolation. CT-2 test showed failures where the moist top layer changed to drier snow underneath. RB -6 MB at old snow/new snow interface.

Location

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