| Recent Avalanches? | Yes |
| Collapsing (Whumphing)? | No |
| Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | Yes |
Observation: Chugach State Park
Location: South Fork of Eagle River
We went to South Fork of Eagle River to monitor trends in the area and ground truth the wind event in the forecast for today.
Obvious signs of instability
Observer Comments
We observed the recent avalanches that were mentioned in the 4/13/24 South Fork observation. Some of the natural activity from Friday was already hard to identify because of the recent wind events. We also experienced shooting cracks.
Weather
Mostly clear skies with clouds building throughout the day from the SE, no precipitation, moderate winds from the SE
Snow surface
The brief (but beautiful) period of nice surface conditions has ended. The landscape was severely wind-affected, with bare ground in many places and up to eleven feet of snow in gullies. Snow was firmer along the ridge with patches of sastrugi and a breakable hollow wind layer.
Recent natural avalanche crown on Italian Bowl. Photo: 4.16.24
Three Bowls. Photo: 4.16.24
Shooting crack. Photo: 4.16.24
Swiss Bowl. Photo: Alyssa Wu 4.16.24
Snowpack structure. Photo: 4.16.24
Snowpilot