15cm deep sluffs released at ski cuts on >35 degrees but would not propagate, traveled short distances, and did not move very fast.
Observation: Seward
Location: Seward- Tiehacker
Skin to 2100’ where pit was dug. Skin to ~2500’ to ski down.
Observer Comments
Weather
Partly cloudy, North Wind 20kts, ~25F
Snow surface
15cm fresh soft snow
Snowpack
70 cm total depth. Failure without propagation found at this 15 cm deep interface where fresh snow sits on frozen precipitation layer (rain crust). This frozen precip layer was most likely from rain event on 12/27. At 50 cm depth a 10 cm crust is located but non reactive. ECTN12 at 15 cm depth.
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