Observation: Turnagain

Location: Seattle Ridge / Little Sweden

Date:

January 7, 2023 2:00pm

Observer:

Troy Tempel

Route & General Observations

Common moto uptrack to Seattle Ridge. Rode along the ridge to the weather station. Dropped into Little Sweden and spent the majority of the day in that area. Exited via 2nd Bowl to Main Bowl. Stuck to lower angle terrain as much as possible. New Years (I think) avalanche crowns & debris in most bowls.

Red Flags

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Observer Comments

Persistent slab……no signs until it goes.
Did several aggressive side hills / cross cuts on a SE aspect test slope at ~2500ft and ~30deg. Nothing broke. Maybe it wasn’t steep enough.

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

Code blue in the morning! Clouds started building around 2:00pm. Generally calm minds. Mixed temps, 10-15F. Fog inversion in the valley.

Snow surface

Surface hoar galore. Pretty much all aspects and elevations.

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Surface Hoar Galore

2nd Bowl Crown

Widow Maker & Main Bowl

-1 Bowl Cornice Carnage

Location

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