No red flags observed.
Observation: Turnagain
Location: Seattle Ridge
Standard up-track up to Minus 3 Bowl (Triangle Bowl) area. High point 3,200′.
Observer Comments
Weather
Dense fog layer from 2,000' to 2,700'. Sunny skies above.
Temperatures were in the teens at all elevations.
Winds were calm.
Snow surface
Surface was soft powder snow at all elevations traveled.
10-12" of recent storm snow from Monday, two days ago.
Snowpack
We found that the recent storm snow was 10-12" and still very loose and unconsolidated. No slabs were seen today or slab character within the storm snow. The facets under the storm snow were still very weak and felt 'heavy'. At elevations below 2,500' the New Year's Eve crust existed under around 18" of recent snow and old facets.
One old slab avalanche within the storm snow was observed in Triangle Bowl at 2,800'. It was around 200' wide, 10" deep and ran around 200 vertical.
A dense fog layer persisted all day from around 2,000' to 2,700'.
Big Chief is the highest peak to poke out of the fog today. Looking west from Seattle Ridge.
Tracks with some minimal sluffing in the upper Triangle Bowl (Minus 3 Bowl) area
Snow pit at 2,000'. Very weak set up for future snowfalls.