| Recent Avalanches? | No |
| Collapsing (Whumphing)? | Yes |
| Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | Yes |
Observation: Chugach State Park
Location: False Peak
Obvious signs of instability
Observer Comments
Lots of whumphing/shooting cracks in valley flats, none on the sw aspect.
Weather
Mid 20's, calm wind / up valley flow, sunny skies / valley fog
Snow surface
4" settled powder where protected, wind affected and scoured elsewhere.
Snowpack
Snow depth varied considerably, especially where wind effected, 0-140cm depths were observed. Shallow snowpack was abundant, on pole tests 20-60cm hard/wind slabs sat on 10cm of facets.
First pit was protected by some hemlock, not representative of open slope, 2900' sw aspect, 25° slope, 90cm total depth, ect 15 @ 40cm q2
Pit 2, located near leeward side of rock band's prevailing winds, 3550' sw aspect, 30° slope, 140 cm depth, ectn, pried loose on shovel shear with strong sustained effort at 40cm, stubborn slab was 1f hard on a thin old surface hoar sandwiched between more 1f hard. Facets at ground.