| Recent Avalanches? | Yes |
| Collapsing (Whumphing)? | No |
| Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | No |
Observation: Turnagain
Location: Cornbiscuit/Magnum
Checked out Cornbiscuit and the huge glide crack in the afternoon … skied off north side
Obvious signs of instability
Observer Comments
Released glide cracks everywhere (Pyramid, seattle ridge, cornbiscuit. Roller balls in the afternoon on solar aspects. Some crown lines in steep terrain.
Weather
SUN!
Snow surface
Settled powder with some wind crusts along the ridge. Rain crust at lower elevations stout enough to support riders.
The massive glide crack on Cornbiscuit. Skier just left of the crack and two up on the ridge. Two riders told us the glide crack had widened between their first and second laps.
Glide crack on cornbiscuit seen from the skin track.
Lower glide crack
Forecasters working hard over on Magnum
Skiers on Magnum next to the massive cornices
Late afternoon roller balls on Magnum, two riders on the ridge for scale (above rocks in the center)