Recent Avalanches? | Yes |
Collapsing (Whumphing)? | No |
Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | No |
Drove through Turnagain Pass at around 3 pm prior to tour up Sunburst. Sunny skies and wind transport at ridgetops with wind devils transporting snow all the way down to the road. Pluming at ridgetops was still going strong at 6:30 pm when we left the pass.
Recent Avalanches? | Yes |
Collapsing (Whumphing)? | No |
Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | No |
Variable winds with pluming across most ridgetops. Northwest wind loading SE aspects along Seattle Ridge. North winds loading Southern aspects of Sunburst. Northwest winds blowing snow up from below treeline into Taylor Creek. SW winds loading North aspects of Magnum.
Partly cloudy skies transitioning into mostly sunny skies. No precipitation. Moderate winds
Roller balls that likely occurred yesterday on steep solar aspects along Seattle Ridge.
Not observed
Old natural avalanche that occurred 3/13 on Seattle Ridge
Small avalanche on Magnum NW face
Wind loading Northern aspect on Tincan
Wolverine getting hammered by wind, transporting a lot of snow
Pyramid
Pete's South and North
Seattle Ridge
Captain's Chair on the South end of the pass
Wind devil's all the way down to the road!