| Recent Avalanches? | No |
| Collapsing (Whumphing)? | No |
| Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | Yes |
Observation: Chugach State Park
Location: Chugach Front Range Flattop
Left Glen Alps PL at approximately 11am and toured along the NE aspects of Blueberry Knoll and to treeline at 2400ft on the NE aspect of Flattop. No signs of recent avalanches in my viewshed (pic)
Obvious signs of instability
Observer Comments
Ski cutting on steep rollovers produced shooting cracks and sloughing of a 1F 10cm thick wind slab overlying decomposing stellers. Moderate hand shears of same slab (pics).
Weather
Partly sunny skies. At 1400 was 30degrees with light S. winds
Snow surface
Snow surface was the usual mixed Chugach front range bag with everything from loose snow in protected areas to wind board on open slopes (pic). Considerable signs of recent snow transport and thin slab develpment. Wind transport and slab development probably due to high E winds in the early am on 3/13. The Glen Alps weather sta. reported winds gusts up to 41mph in the early am. Upper part of Blueberry Knoll striped clean of snow.
Snowpack
Did pit at 2400ft and near treeline on the N aspect of Flattop (attached). HS = 70cm. Got STC of wind slab @65cm. STH@30cm. CT22Q2@44cm. ECTX.
FlattopNaspect
Wind board Glen Alps mdws
Southern Aspect of O'Malley Ridge. Photo: Joe Kurtak 3.13.24
Flattop Snow Pit profile
Shooting Cracks Glen Alps Rollover