No red flags observed
Observation: Turnagain
Location: Cornbiscuit
Standard uptrack
The parking situation hasn’t changed much since Feb. 18-ish
Observer Comments
Weather
Sunny
-4°F to 5°F
Light south winds in the afternoon
During the drive and tour we could see pluming off peaks toward Hope, 20 mile, Placer Valley, and toward Johnson Pass (no pluming noted on Seattle Ridge or near Turnagain Pass)
Snow surface
1/2cm wind skin on wind exposed surfaces - not noticeable to break through while skiing or breaking trail
10-20cm of powder
Snowpack
Layer to track: Leap day surface hoar ↓ 10-20cm surrounded above and below by fist hard decomposing fragments
January facets ↓ 85cm - A section of the January facets were 4F and were surrounded by 1F facets (facets were rounding, 2-3mm)
Cornbiscuit
3200'
SW aspect
No notable results from test pit:
ECTX (X2)
DT28
Hand shears at multiple locations/elevations gave moderate to hard results, and mostly non-planar.
Looking toward Johnson Pass from Cornbiscuit. Photo: H. Thamm
South aspect of Magnum ridgeline. Photo: H. Thamm
Looking north toward Magnum ridgeline. Photo: H. Thamm
A view of the north aspect of Lipps from Cornbiscuit. Photo: H. Thamm
A view of Seattle Ridge from the cornbiscuit uptrack. Photo: H. Thamm
SW aspect of Cornbiscuit at 3200' : 4F January facets (2-3mm rounding)