Observation: Turnagain

Location: Pete’s North

Date:

November 26, 2023 1:00pm

Observer:

Ben Sullender

Route & General Observations

Johnson Pass N Trailhead up usual route Pete’s North. Alders are still awake/above snowpack, but the forest wasn’t too bad.

Red Flags

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Obvious signs of instability

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

Observer Comments

4-6” rollerball-triggered storm sluff off steep open faces, nothing stepped down. See photo.

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

Rain at trailhead, rain/snow line at 1500’, all snow at 2200’.

Snow surface

About 5cm new wet snow on top of minor crust above 2000’. Crust is barely noticeable and very crumbly. No crust below 1500’.

Snowpack

Submitting via phone - sorry no SnowPilot!

Dug pit at ~2200’, 60.73225, -149.24414
75cm depth total
75-66cm 4F, wet
66-64 P - crumbly decomposing crust, looks like 2 discrete, tiny ice layers
64-50 4F
50-0 1F very consistent

ECTX.

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Active wet/loose/storm shedding

Pit wall

Location

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