Opening glide crack - these are not good features to linger under
Observation: Turnagain
Location: East facing Seattle Ridge
Glide cracks are widening more and more every day. Not many have released – yet…
Buried surface hoar remains reactive in pit tests.
NW shoulder of Eddie’s main bowl (2800′, NW, 37deg):
ECTP 24 Q1 Sudden Planar – failing under a stiff wind slab on buried surface
hoar 40cm deep. This layer was buried March 27th after a 4-10″ storm.
The new snow and wind slabs from April 5th were quite sticky and warm and signs
point to good bonded to the underlying surfaces.