Skinned up Magnum yesterday (3/28) and there is evidence of cornice calving, exactly as predicted in the Avalanche Advisory. The chunks that have broken off left impressions of about 2 feet deep in the snow pack but didn’t trigger any avalanches nor were there any other signs of instability. Snowpack has a frozen top layer on the South/East facing aspects at the lower elevations, up to about 2000-2500ft with soft snow above and on the North facing aspects. Did not do an in-depth snowpack analysis.
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Cornice on Magnum with evidence of calving
"Small" sections of the cornice.
Cornice from the side
Cornice from the side; I didn't get any closer but decided to ski the other way instead
old avalanche on Sunburst's SE side as visible from Magnum