Observation: Turnagain

Location: Seattle Ridge, AST Course

Date:
Observer:
Route & General Observations

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Red Flags
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Observer Comments

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Weather & Snow Characteristics
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Weather

15 deg calm with fog to 1500' no new snow

Snow surface

Surface hoar on hard pack

Snowpack

1-2 facet layers in top 2 ft. 1/2" surface hoar on hard ice layer on surface above 1500'. Pits showed stable snow below 2'- 5' down to ground. CT 15-17's broke in a layer in the top 1'.