| Recent Avalanches? | Yes |
| Collapsing (Whumphing)? | No |
| Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | Yes |
Observation: Hatcher Pass
Location: Edlorado Lowers
Eldorado lowers to Skyscraper
Obvious signs of instability
Observer Comments
Extremely limited localized cracking on upper elevation leeward aspects at ridgeline in barely cohesive enough snow to resemble a wind slab. No whumphing. Only avalanches triggered were loose dry, slow, low to moderate volume, and tiny, mini barely soft slabs breaking in chunks and then turning into loose dry.
Weather
Mostly sunny, 18F, calm winds
Snow surface
precipitation particles approx. 2" from 1/28, over SH in soft snow, over 1 inch of newer snow from 1/24 sitting over near surface facets.
Snowpack
Poor structure, moderate to strong strength, low propagation.
The snowpack consists mostly of faceted snow, with recent newer, DF and PP 2-6"
HS varies greatly from 1 foot in seasonally wind scoured areas to 6 feet in seasonally loaded areas.
Test pits are pointing to less and less potential for propagation.
The generally faceted snowpack was lacking a slab in the mid pack harder than 4F. The lack of stiff snow in the snowpack was making it difficult to achieve propagation results in testing. Average HS experienced today was approx. 1 meter.
Pit1 East, 3600'
ECTN's down 6-12" on new snow/old snow interface and within near surface facets below that.
Pit2 Northeast, 4000':
ECTN 25 on interface of near surface facets below new snow.
Presentation1 (2)
Marmot Mountain, Lodge Run, West, 4300'. Recent loose dry avalanches.
Sunnyside Hatch Peak, Coverage slowly improving.
Peak 4068, coverage slowly improving.
Upper Willow Creek, Tsunami Wall, WNW, 4500'. Recent loose dry avalanches.
Skyscraper, ESE, 3800'. Recent natural dry loose avalanches
Eldorado Headwall, E,4500'. Recent natural loose dry