Observation: Turnagain

Location: Sunburst

Date:

April 9, 2019 2:00pm

Observer:

W Wagner Professional

Route & General Observations

Tour up Sunburst Ridge to 3,800′. Nice springtime snow and mostly supportable from the parking lot.

Red Flags

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Observer Comments

None.

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

Mostly cloudy/obscured skies. Some sun poking through occasionally.
Winds light with moderate gusts from the NE
Temps in the upper 20'sF along ridge.

Snow surface

Soft crust that was mostly supportable from parking lot to 2,500'.
Above 2,500' snow transitions to 1-4" of moist new snow from the past few days over a supportable base.

Snowpack

Dug one pit at 3,600' on a SW aspect. No weaknesses observed.

No new glide releases noted by 3:00pm along Turnagain Pass.

Photos & Video

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Glide crack investigation with NAC Director Karl Birkeland. Bottom of snowpack was moist old snow.

Cornice line on Sunburst.

Clouds were in and out all day. Very good skiing, soft carvey spring like conditions.

Location

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