Natural and human triggered loose snow avalanches and a few recent crowns of small slab avalanches that had been blown in. Girdwood also had very similar avalanche activity looking around the valley and there was also a small cornice fall observed in upper elevation terrain. An observer also noted a recent wind slab in 20-Mile.
Observation: Turnagain
Location: Road observation
Drove through Turnagain Pass to Johnson Pass parking lot to get a look at the overall wind effect.
Observer Comments
Weather
Partly cloudy, looking South towards Lynx was mostly cloudy
Winds observed some moving snow along ridges. Moderate speeds at weather stations from WNW.
Temps in the mid teens at road level, single digits at weather stations
Snow surface
Lots of wind affected snow even at road level. However, it looked like there was still some soft snow to be found in places.
Eddies
CFR
Sunburst NW shoulder
Sunburst SW
Natural loose snow avalanches on Magnum
Cloudy skies looking South towards Lynx Creek
Skier triggered sluff Seattle Ridge
Winds moving snow on Seattle Ridge and many small point releases
Recent wind slab on Seattle Ridge with crown blown in
Loose snow avalanches on Seattle Ridge
Wind effect at road level and snow blown off of trees