Observation: Turnagain

Location: Sunburst

Date:

March 14, 2020 1:30pm

Observer:

Troy Tempel

Route & General Observations

Common Sunburst uptrack to 3500 ft. Descended just below the Feb.20 slide.

Red Flags

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Observer Comments

Pretty uneventful day. Kept watch for solar warming effect, not many roller balls observed. Snow seemed to be keeping decently cold for now.

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

Bluebird. Zero Wind. 10F at 10:45am in parking lot. 28F at 3:00pm.

Snow surface

Very mild freeze/thaw crust. Still pretty soft and dry in most places.

Snowpack

No formal stability tests, just hand pits trying to avoid wind slabs.

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~Feb. 20th Crown

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