| Recent Avalanches? | No |
| Collapsing (Whumphing)? | Yes |
| Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | Yes |
Observation: Summit
Location: Manitoba (lookers left)
We toured on low angle terrain exploring for the access to Wilson.
Obvious signs of instability
Observer Comments
Several occasions of localized whumphing. Cracking limited to slope test areas.
Weather
Moderate snow with 5-10mph winds until about 3pm then deceasing to calm. Temperatures were in the mid 30s.
Snow surface
New dense snow.
Snowpack
Multiple hand pits showed the 2/17 snow not bonding with the lower density 2/16 snow.
This 2/17 dense layer failed on placement of shovel for the CT. The new snow from both days easily slid on wind slabs.