| Recent Avalanches? | No |
| Collapsing (Whumphing)? | Yes |
| Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | No |
Observation: Turnagain
Location: Eddies
Eddies to 2300′
Obvious signs of instability
Observer Comments
Isolated collapses above 2000' on small wind loaded features
Weather
Few clouds (low, near peaks)
Light NE winds above 2000'
Temps mid-20s down low, teens up high
Snow surface
After the walk through the trees, widespread surface hoar 1-4mm (increasing size with elevation) over soft snow Ski penetration of 3-6" above 1200'; 1-3" from where you break out of the trees to 1200'
Firm ice on trail with a light dusting of snow on the trail
Snowpack
@ 1200': 15cm of dry, fist hard snow over 30cm of moist, 4 finger snow
@ 1500': 75cm of fist hard -> 1f snow over 5cm of moist facets
(This was the elevation where we started feeling this weaker layer in pole probes)
From 1600' - 2100': Height of snow varied from 50 - 100cm along the normal uptrack, but with the same general structure in the pit below.
2100' - 2200': Wind affect prior to Friday's few inches created 100cm+ drifts and scoured other areas to the ground
Pit at 2000', N Aspect, HS=60cm, 25 degree slope
(Slightly wind scoured location)
Surface: 3mm surface hoar
Surface to 50cm down: fist hard -> 1 finger
50-52cm down: 1 finger+ melt freeze crust
52cm - 60cm (ground) down: fist hard facets
CT2, CT11 SC and ECTP 17 down 55cm in facets
Shovel tilt test of the top 40cm produced no result (no obvious new/old snow interface)
Several inches of soft snow covered areas that are often blown to the ground early season... but sharks lurk right below the surface!
Pit/snowpack structure referenced above at 2000'
More than half of the trail to Eddies looks like this right now...
Super cool recent crystal growth near treeline!