| Recent Avalanches? | No |
| Collapsing (Whumphing)? | Yes |
| Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | No |
Observation: Chugach State Park
Location: Glen Alps
We took three different groups to three areas… little O’Malley, False Peak, and Flattop to assess snowpack.
Obvious signs of instability
Observer Comments
A couple of wind slabs on small test slopes released.
Weather
Weather started cloudy with a little bit of clearing by the end of our field day.
Winds were light from the east at times with some new snow blowing after 14:00.
Snow surface
1 " of fresh snow on top of the old surface.
Supportable crust at times below, soft snow in protected areas.
Wind skin and wind crust in specific terrain features.
Snowpack
We got several pits.
Consensus were as follows:
Flattop at 2300', NW aspect, SA: 18°:
CT7 Q1
ECTN12 18 below.
False Peak, 2000', W aspect, SA: 15.
CT29 Q2
ECTN29 18 down
LITTLE O'MALLEY, 2300', S aspect, 28°.
CT23 Q2
ECTN25 25 down
HS: 120
On an interface of some near surface facets below a small crust. Mixed with some old decomposing particles.
Structure
Some facets mixed with old Decomposing particles
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