No signs of snowpack instability. There were some shallow wet loose avalanches on the East face of Seattle Ridge (either from early today or more likely, Friday).
Observation: Turnagain
Location: Sunburst
Great sunny Saturday at Turnagain with lots of folks enjoying just enough snow to ski or board! Our party did a couple laps on Sunburst and hit very few rocks despite the thin snow cover; however, we did glide over a bunch of heather and vegetation…
Observer Comments
Weather
Mostly sunny with a few clouds. Winds were cranking from the North and plumes seen on Seattle Ridge, Penguin Ridge and Portage Valley. The East side of Turnagain Pass was relatively spared - calm wind with light Southerly gusts on Sunburst.
Snow surface
8-14" of soft settled powder!
Snowpack
See pit in photos. Thin snow cover, 1-2' total snow depth. Bottom of pack is 2-4" of older snow under 8-14"; of settled snow from the Nov 5th storm. No result in an ECT pit test at 3,000'. Pack appeared to be settled out and bonded well from the Nov 5th storm - good stability.
snow and sun
Snow pit ~3,000' on the Sunburst Ridge
Plumes off Wolverine Peak seen from the Seward Highway
tracks
rockyknob
Silvertip
Seattle Ridge
skinning