Able to ski cut and release small (1"), insignificant wind slabs with little energy and no propagation. Moderate sloughing observed and encountered on S & W slopes.
Observation: Hatcher Pass
Location: Rae Wallace & Sidney Creek
New, reactive wind slabs observed on leeward slopes and moderate to fast sloughing encountered on S & W faces.
Observer Comments
Weather
Clear, cold, wind <5mph. ~4" new snow deposited during the recent storm on Thursday (11/16).
Snow surface
4" new snow on melt-freeze ice crust. Wind slabs near ridge tops on leeward slopes.
Snowpack
No formal snow pit dug. Melt-freeze crust still remains inactive with the new load of low-density snow.