| Recent Avalanches? | No |
| Collapsing (Whumphing)? | No |
| Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | Yes |
Observation: Chugach State Park
Location: Glen Alps, between Flattop and False Peak
Today we toured along the north side of Flattop and over to False Peak. Beautiful day for learning avalanche avoidance skills!
Obvious signs of instability
Observer Comments
We were able to trigger very small (about 3m across) windslabs in loaded areas on test slopes.
Weather
Cloudy, 20-30F, light N wind, no precipitation
Snow surface
Variable, sastrugi, smooth new and old windslab, nice powder in sheltered areas.
Snowpack
Variable. Hard windslab in many areas. Some areas had rounding basal facets, but other areas where glued to the tundra. We were able to trigger new layered windslab from the past couple days on steep rolls.
Dawn test slope near the Glen Alps trailhead. The fresh cornice broke about four feet back from the edge.
We had propagation on two out of five extended column tests at about 3,000 feet on the west side of False Peak. The weak layer was down about 30-50 cm and looked to be the interface between wind events. We dug at other areas but had no propagation in pits.
Looking across from the west side of False Peak to the north side of Flattop.
There's been a lot of wind in the South Fork of Campbell Creek.