| Trigger | Natural | Remote Trigger | 0 |
| Avalanche Type | Unknown | Aspect | Unknown |
| Elevation | unknown | Slope Angle | unknown |
| Crown Depth | unknown | Width | unknown |
| Vertical Run | unknown |
Avalanche: Turnagain
Location: Road Observations - Turnagain Pass
A drive through Turnagain Pass today marked the last official ‘field-day’ of the season. There is still plenty of snow out there (8-12 feet up high) but it is melting out fast at the road and below 1,500′.
Avalanche Details
One new glide avalanche on Pete's North (photo below). It is hard to tell if there are others with so many littering the slopes...
Obvious signs of instability
| Recent Avalanches? | Yes |
| Collapsing (Whumphing)? | No |
| Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | No |
Observer Comments
Shallow wet sluffs from were seen above 2,000'. These looked to only compose the 2-8" of new wet snow from the past few days (was raining below this).
Weather
Mostly cloudy skies with intermittent rain showers. Snow line was likely around 2,000'. Around 40F at 1,000' with a light Northerly breeze.
Snow surface
The surface 'looked' wet and not frozen, tough to tell, but I'm guessing with the warm temps and cloud cover the pack is quite wet and unsupportable up to 2,500'. Looks to be anywhere from 2-8" of new wet snow from the past 3 days of instability showers - likely 1-2' in the upper Alpine ~4-5000'.
Tincan with some wet sluffs over the past couple days - the large glide cracks have been there for over 3 months!
Cornbiscuit Ridge with glide cracks and an older release
Magnum in clouds with wet loose sluffs and an old glide release - more cracks look ready to go
Pete's North NEW glide avalanche
Seattle Ridge up-track, looking browner by the day
Snow stake near the DOT lot looking at Seattle Ridge - 3' of snow on some of the flats still but bare ground and open water everywhere
Rookie hill in the foreground
Last photo of Seattle Ridge across from the moto lot