Observation: Turnagain

Location: Sunburst

Date:

December 24, 2015 7:21pm

Observer:

Ted Grosgebauer

Route & General Observations

Couple laps on sunburst. Standard uptrack

Red Flags

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Observer Comments

None observed

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

Clear morning with high clouds moving in throught the day. Calm wind
-2 * f at car @ 8:00

Snow surface

Square powder everywhere with widespread surface hoar development. Largest at lower elevations but continuous to 3500 ft

Snowpack

No pit this time around. A LOT of skier testers for us. See photos.

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Large cornice growth on sunburst. Noted a crown underneath this one. Possibly failing during last cycle. Shallow depth appeared to be from density changes however we did not thoroughly investigate.

Big surface hoar down low.

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