Mostly sunny with valley fog. Light winds where we were, but we could see active wind loading as NW winds picked up. Temperatures were probably in the teens.
Observation: Turnagain
Location: Seattle Ridge
Rode up to Seattle ridge and did a loop from Triangle bowl to Warm up bowl via Seattle Creek. We dug two pits and did not find concerning results in either one.
Weather
Snow surface
The amount of new snow from yesterday's storm was really variable. In areas that saw strong winds during the storm there was only 2-4" of soft snow on the surface. In sheltered areas there was closer to 8-10" of new snow. On steep south facing terrain we saw some small wet loose avalanches and the snow felt a little warmer/denser.
Snowpack
We dug two pits and found no concerning results. One was in Triangle bowl at 2500' on a NW aspect and one above Main bowl at 2700' on an E aspect. We had moderate failures in the new snow (ECTN 5) and on shallowly buried wind hardened snow (ECTN 13) all within the top 30-40cm of the snowpack.
Wind transport on the southern end of Seattle ridge.
Great visibility and no new avalanches observed
Some very small surface hoar forming on the surface.
Small roller balls on steep south facing slopes.
Wind transport throughout the day on the big peaks on the far side of Seattle Creek.