Observation: Turnagain

Location: Sunburst

Date:

February 16, 2020 1:30pm

Observer:

Troy Tempel

Route & General Observations

Common Sunburst uptrack to ~3200 ft, lots of people out making tracks!

Red Flags

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Obvious signs of instability

Recent Avalanches?	No
Collapsing (Whumphing)?	Yes
Cracking (Shooting cracks)?	No

Observer Comments

Very localized collapsing, was actually expecting to see more signs of instability.

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

Bluebird, clam winds, upper teens to low 20’s

Snow surface

Surface hoar with unconsolidated dry below. So so very dry. Amazing ski quality.

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Lower Sunburst and Surface Hoar

Tin Can

Library

Upper Sunburst

Mogul Field

Location

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