Avalanche: Chugach State Park

Location: Flat top

Date:

February 12, 2017 1:45pm

Observer:

Scott Johnson

Route & General Observations

Went up second trail on right from glen alps to flat top area, weather came in and turned around after exploring tightly spaced spruce on the nne aspect.

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Skier	Avalanche Type	Hard Slab
Aspect	North Northeast	Elevation	2600ft
Slope Angle	25deg	Crown Depth	8in
Width	unknown	Vertical Run	25ft

Avalanche Details

Triggered a couple touchy wind slabs while skiing out.

Red Flags

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Obvious signs of instability

Recent Avalanches?	Yes
Collapsing (Whumphing)?	No
Cracking (Shooting cracks)?	Yes

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

Temps rose from 2 to 20 degrees and winds were sustained 20-30mph. New wind slabs actively forming.

Snow surface

10 cm soft stuff on hard stuff / scoured / wind slabs

Snowpack

ECT16 Q1 to facets on the ground
Depth 85 cm
Slope 25 degree
Aspect NNE

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ECT16 Q1

wind slabs

Location

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