Observation: Turnagain

Location: Magnum - Up Shoulder into Superbowl

Date:

February 15, 2019 11:00

Observer:

Tom Enzi

Route & General Observations

Skinned/Booted up the boney, scoured NW shoulder, skied second entrance to Superbowl SW aspect. Large, new glide on SW aspect close to the shoulder. You can probably see it from the road- we didn’t.

Red Flags

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Obvious signs of instability

Recent Avalanches?	Yes
Collapsing (Whumphing)?	No
Cracking (Shooting cracks)?	No

Observer Comments

Large glide on SW aspect of Magnum

Scoured up-track, wind effect on adjacent ridges.

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

Winds were calm
Temps were single digits to start- warming to high teens/low 20s.
Sunny

Snow surface

Wind board up the shoulder, slight wind skin on powder in Superbowl.

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Large glide on SW aspect of Magnum. ~150ft across. Smaller glide not pictured on next roll down, same aspect.

If you needed more proof that theres been wind in the area. Anti-booter tracks. Blocky windboard over facets.

Wind effect and new tracks on Sunburst SW face

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