| Recent Avalanches? | Yes |
| Collapsing (Whumphing)? | No |
| Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | No |
Observation: Summit
Location: Tenderfoot to 3000'
Ascended West Ridge of Tenderfoot to 3000′ on Ridge. Dug a pit on a WSW aspect and didn’t find any persistent grain types in the top 130cm of snow.
Obvious signs of instability
Observer Comments
Two recent glide releases near the SW aspect of Manitoba. Recent cornice fall that trigged D1 slabs on SW aspect of Butch.
Weather
Mostly clear w/ scattered cloud cover
Temps: high 20's F to mid 30's F in the sun
Calm winds
Light precip in the AM, no precip in the afternoon
Snow surface
2" new snow at all elevations/aspects
1300' - new snow on surface hoar on a supportable crust
1400' - 2600' - new snow on surface hoar sitting on 6" of low density snow
Above treeline to 3000' - snow was more wind affected, variable surfaces/2" new snow
Snowpack
Probed around at 2800' and snow depths varied from 100cm on NW shoulder to 300+cm on SW shoulder
Pit at 3000' - WSW aspect, 33* slope, HS=310cm - Found many layers of wind compacted old snow, moderate to high strength, no propagation potential, and no persistent grains were found in the top 130cm of snow. Only notable failure was in the top 25cm of snow. See pit diagram for test scores.
Pit at 3000' on WSW aspect of Tenderfoot
Buried surface hoar was found under the top 2" of new snow that fell this morning
Snow above treeline had been affected by wind along West Ridge
Recent cornice fall that triggered a d1 slab on the SW aspect of Butch
Could see an old crown on SW aspect of Tenderfoot that likely happened towards the end of the last storm (end of Feb)
Recent glide releases on SW aspect of Manitoba
Old crown and debris on Moose Mountain (W aspect) from the last storm (end of Feb)
Old crown on a peak NW of the Hope Y (likely happened end of Feb storm) Crown is on a Southeast aspect
Recent cornice fall on Pete's North SW aspect - observed on the drive through Turnagain Pass