| Recent Avalanches? | Yes |
| Collapsing (Whumphing)? | No |
| Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | No |
Observation: Turnagain
Location: Sunburst
Standard route up up Sunburst west face to the ridge, skied down west face among previous tracks.
Obvious signs of instability
Observer Comments
A party of two skiers we met said they triggered the same slope that was in the video observation from yesterday. Apparently more of the slope released when they skied near the area.
Glide release on Sunburst south face.
Weather
Clear
Snow surface
Surface hoar and faceting below tree line.
Above tree line, pockets of wind affected snow. Wind affect ranged from <1" thick to 1-2" thick, ~4F with ~F hardness underneath.
Looking up Taylor Creek valley, showing the glide release.
Photo from the Ridge, showing the glide and the release on the buried surface hoar.