| Recent Avalanches? | No |
| Collapsing (Whumphing)? | Yes |
| Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | No |
Observation: Summit
Location: Fresno
Toured up to 2900’ from the Manitoba lot with one partner. Ascended and descended SE ridge.
Obvious signs of instability
Observer Comments
Experienced whumphing on east aspects of SE Ridge between ~2300-2500’.
Weather
Sprinkling rain at 10:40. Clouds began to break around 11:00. Moderate wind felt above tree line from the south.
Snow surface
Road up to 2200’: wet snow
2200-2500’: light crust starting to for on surface
~2500’: rain line, drier snow surface
Snowpack
2000’: 8cm wet snow sitting on 5cm of dry snow sitting on a crust
2400’: pit location SE aspect 21 degree slope
HS = 85cm
0.5cm surface crust
15cm moist 4F
30cm dry F
1.5cm melt freeze crust, below this crust are various melt freeze crusts and rounds/rounding facets. CT3,CT7 on this crust. Whumphing experiences near pit location.