| Trigger | Skier | Remote Trigger | Unknown |
| Avalanche Type | Soft Slab | Aspect | Northeast |
| Elevation | 800ft | Slope Angle | unknown |
| Crown Depth | 2ft | Width | 150ft |
| Vertical Run | unknown |
Avalanche: Portage / Placer
Location: Skookum
Seward Highway to Skookum drainage and Skookum Glacier
Avalanche Details
Saw this coming as we came into Skookum drainage this afternoon. Investigated debris. Nobody caught/ carried.
Obvious signs of instability
| Recent Avalanches? | Yes |
| Collapsing (Whumphing)? | No |
| Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | No |
Observer Comments
Skier triggered slab below tree line on the south side of Skookum drainage.
Weather
Sunny and cold. Temps in the low teens. Winds were not quite enough to transport snow in the lower elevations but saw active transport on the high peaks of Byron and Carpathian.
Snow surface
Right side up storm snow, becoming deeper as we neared the toe of the Glacier. Did everything we could to avoid wind affect.
Snowpack
Dug several quick hand pits and weighted a number of smaller test slopes below 2,000'. Found 18-24" of storm snow generally out of wind-affected areas. No red flags other than the one skier-triggered slab mentined above. Kept terrain mellow and avoided wind slabs.
Active wind transport on Carpathian. Plenty of snow available for transport
Looking up the Skookum Glacier at surface conditions.
Mid storm slab on NW aspect above Skookum Glacier. ~1800'.
Skier triggered soft slab above Skookum Valley. Heard from party who triggered and nobody caught or carried.