Avalanche: Turnagain

Location: Road Observations - Girdwood to Summit Lake

Date:

April 11, 2016 3:00pm

Observer:

w Wagner Professional

Route & General Observations

Road Observations along the Seward Highway – Girdwood to Summit Lake – Photos and information sent in by Tim Glassett from the ADOT&PF.

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Natural	Remote Trigger	0
Avalanche Type	Unknown	Aspect	Unknown
Elevation	unknown	Slope Angle	unknown
Crown Depth	unknown	Width	unknown
Vertical Run	unknown

Avalanche Details

New glide avalanches seen today, Monday:
Summit Lake #1 (around MP 43), East facing
Summit Lake #6
Max's Southerly face

Red Flags

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Obvious signs of instability

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

Observer Comments

Glide avalanches

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

Poor visibility and obscured skies in Turnagain Pass with light snow falling mid-day and no accumulation.

Photos & Video

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Summit Lake #1 - fresh glide avalanche

Max's South face - mid slope fresh glide

Repeat Offender look to have no new glides or wet avalanches since Sunday

Seattle Ridge SE facing slope across from the motorized lot also look to have no new activity since Sunday

Superman's slide path near MP 94.5 between Girdwood and Bird, fresh glide avalanche

Location

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