| Trigger | Unknown | Remote Trigger | Unknown |
| Avalanche Type | Unknown | Aspect | Unknown |
| Elevation | unknown | Slope Angle | unknown |
| Crown Depth | unknown | Width | unknown |
| Vertical Run | unknown |
Avalanche: Turnagain
Location: Sunburst Meadows
Three Alaska Avalanche School groups toured up for field observations today at Tincan Backdoor, Cornbiscuit and Sunburst. Noticed a bunch of small avalanches both from yesterday mid storm, one new one on looker’s right steep Eddie’s shoulder, two new ones at base of Goat Couloir, numerous new wet loose point releases along Goat Ridge from today, some wet loose evidence from yesterday in gulleys off E. Seattle Ridge…but overall noted that there were a ton of stability testers out today and saw no human triggered instabilities.
Avalanche Details
As noted in our route description, numerous avalanches noted from a distance all in the D1 category, most wet-loose but definite crowns noticed on Eddie's and Goat Couloir.
Obvious signs of instability
| Recent Avalanches? | Yes |
| Collapsing (Whumphing)? | No |
| Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | No |
Observer Comments
Just the recent avalanches noted before
Weather
Today felt like the first Spring like day with clear sunny skies and a noticeable warmth to the sun (as felt evidently as well by the snow). Temps were around the mid 20's, winds were calm.
Snow surface
A large variety of wind textures ranging from soft sastrugi to wind sculpted harder snow to snow drift deposits: definitely fast/slow/fast/slow skiing.
Snowpack
All three groups went hunting for the Buried Surface Hoar (BSH) and none was found. The only interface that was providing any results in CTs (and just 1 solo ECTP22) was 20 cms down on top of the old wind slab. Under the lens, it looked like more decomposing stellars. Pit pictured below from Snowpilot was on Sunburst NW 2100', 28 degree slope where the ECTP occurred.
New snow old snow interface is where we expected to find BSH, but didn't not find it in any pits nor hand pits
Sastrugi
November Facets related to our deep persistent slab problem
Eddie's small D1 avalanche from today