See notes above
Observation: Turnagain, Girdwood
Location: Girdwood, Twentymile, Turnagain -glide activity
Many new glide avalanches today on the drive from Girdwood to Summit Lake.
Girdwood: SE aspect of Raggedtop, SW aspect of Goat, S face of Penguin
Twentymile: Large glide release near Carmen Lake (SW aspect) and on another SW facing slope adjacent to 20mile
Skookum: NE aspect – maybe older than today?
Turnagain: Pete’s South (SW aspect) Seattle Ridge- several new on Repeat Offender SE facing near up track, 2 new glide avalanche across from Silvertip Cr. SW aspect
*Many new glides opening on all aspects below 3000′ and all existing glides continue to grow and widen
*Wet loose activity on Magnum W face, Seattle Ridge E face, Most steep South facing aspects in the afternoon
Avalanche Details
Obvious signs of instability
| Recent Avalanches? | Yes |
| Collapsing (Whumphing)? | No |
| Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | No |
Weather
Temps:40's F
Mostly Sunny
winds NE 10mph g-20mph
No Precip
Twentymile near Carmen Lake
Pete's South - SW shoulder
Across from Silvertip Cr. SW aspect
New glide release next to snow machine "up track' on Seattle Ridge - SE aspect
Several new glide releases on Repeat Offender next to 'up track'
Arial view of twenty mile glide release into Carmen Lake. Photo by Graham Predeger
Recent glide release on Pete's South
Natural wet loose activity on Magnum's W face seen in the morning
Glide cracks continue to open and grow on all aspects including the North side of Cornbiscuit.
Time lapse of glide movement over a 48 hour period on Repeat Offender.