Observation: Summit

Location: Manitoba

Date:

March 3, 2016 2:00pm

Observer:

Ryan Lewthwaite

Route & General Observations

Popular day in the Manitoba area.

Red Flags

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Obvious signs of instability

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

Observer Comments

Glide cracks. Recent avalanches.

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

Bright sunshine. No wind. 31F

Snow surface

Below 2000' surface hoar. Above 2500' signs of faceting. New shallow storm slab propigating on south & east aspects, possibly due to sun effects. Minor wind transport of snow has been noticed.

Snowpack

Steep slopes in the area were skied with little signs of instability.

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Looking West across Hwy1

Looking North to next ridge

Location

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