Observation: Chugach State Park

Location: Glen Alps, between Flattop and False Peak

Date:
Observer:
Route & General Observations

Today we toured along the north side of Flattop and over to False Peak. Beautiful day for learning avalanche avoidance skills!

Red Flags
Red flags are simple visual clues that are a sign of potential avalanche danger. Please record any sign of red flags below.
Obvious signs of instability
Recent Avalanches?No
Collapsing (Whumphing)?No
Cracking (Shooting cracks)?Yes
Observer Comments

We were able to trigger very small (about 3m across) windslabs in loaded areas on test slopes.

Weather & Snow Characteristics
Please provide details to help us determine the weather and snowpack during the time this observation took place.
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.

Photos & Video
Please upload photos below. Maximum of 5 megabytes per image. Click here for help on resizing images. If you are having trouble uploading please email images separately to staff.