Observation: Turnagain

Location: Seattle ridge

Date:

January 20, 2019 7:48

Observer:

Damian Naquin

Route & General Observations

Just north of the up track above Lil Sweden

Red Flags

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Observer Comments

None

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

Dense Fog below the tree line, blue bird above the tree line. Winds where calm and no new snow, lots of surface hoar building.

Snow surface

Icy and hard pack below the tree line. Ice crust on top of solid snow above the tree line.

Snowpack

Surface hoar on top of an ice crust.
CT 16 cracked on known weak layer about 12 inches down.
Ect no propagation.

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