| Recent Avalanches? | No |
| Collapsing (Whumphing)? | Yes |
| Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | No |
Observation: Summit
Location: Little Japan
Skinned up from first pullout south of Summit Lake Lodge. Skied below treeline. Noticed what looked like buried slide chunder at about 1800 ft just above more dense trees, but could not locate a crown.
Obvious signs of instability
Weather
25 degrees, partly cloudy with some sun, calm wind.
Snow surface
Settled powder with minor wind effect.
Snowpack
Dug a pit at 2430ft, 20° slope, ESE. Just below treeline. HS 85cm.
Shovel shear: broke at buried crust 20cm down in snowpack. This crust formed a few weeks ago and was a few layers beneath new snow.
CT13 @ 10 cm down, new snow interface
Basal facets still present, but not reactive in tests.
ECTN14 @ same layer