Recent Avalanches? | Yes |
Collapsing (Whumphing)? | No |
Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | No |
Drove the pass at 3 pm when the clouds broke to get a general survey of conditions after the storm.
Recent Avalanches? | Yes |
Collapsing (Whumphing)? | No |
Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | No |
Recent slab avalanche spotted lookers right of the uptrack on Seattle Ridge. Debris seen in channeled terrain on Seattle Ridge, mostly on the south end. No slabs spotted on the east side of the road. Significant warming was observed as soon as the sun came out at ~3 pm; wet loose slides were happening along steep road cuts as we were driving by.
Clouds cleared at 3 pm, 30 degrees at the road. Light northerly wind.
Significant cross loading and pillowed snow noted around Turnagain Pass, particularly along Seattle Ridge and Eddies.
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Recent slab avalanche spotted lookers right of the uptrack on Seattle Ridge.
Significant cross loading and pillowed snow on Seattle Ridge
Partially filled in crowns on Seattle Ridge.
Seattle Ridge uptrack and Repeat Offender. No tracks seen on the uptrack.
Debris and cross loading / stripping at the south end of Seattle Ridge.
Magnum west face
Sunburst southwest face
Common Bowl and Tincan southwest face
Eddies west face
Wet loose slides were happening on road cuts being warmed by the sun as we were driving by.