| Trigger | Skier | Remote Trigger | 0 |
| Avalanche Type | Wet Loose Snow | Aspect | East |
| Elevation | 3100ft | Slope Angle | 38deg |
| Crown Depth | 12in | Width | 25ft |
| Vertical Run | 250ft |
Avalanche: Turnagain
Location: Tincan
Standard uptrack to Tincan common. Surface snow is moist all the way to the ridgetop. Made for some tricky (back seat) skiing.
Avalanche Details
I initiated a wet loose avalanche with a hard turn mid-slope on a slight convexity. Slope was just steep enough that the loose, wet snow continued to build in mass and momentum. When debris finally came to a rest it had entrained enough snow to easily bury a person.
Obvious signs of instability
| Recent Avalanches? | Yes |
| Collapsing (Whumphing)? | No |
| Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | No |
Observer Comments
New glide avalanches in Skookum drainage, Penguin ridge and Seattle ridge.
Shallow storm slabs on N,E and W Pyramid.
Lots of shallow wet, loose avalanches and roller ball activity on southerly tilted slopes.
Cornices chunks shedding.
Temps warming significantly throughout the day as the sun poked out.
Weather
Light rain and mostly cloudy in the morning turning to mostly clear skies by 2pm. Temps were warm, getting warmer. 40 degrees at noon (1,000') and 47 degrees by 4:30. Winds were very light in the afternoon hours from the NE.
Snow surface
1,000 - 2,000': 6-12" new snow. Moist to very moist.
2,000 - 3200': 12-16" new snow Moist.
Snowpack
Snowpit at 2700' on a NW aspect. 22 degree slope. HS= 365cm
Top 40cm (16") was moist new snow (hot powder) was sitting on a thin mostly compressed layer of dry snow from early Saturday. Not the obvious upside down structure that Wendy found yesterday. Seems the low density snow has compressed a fair bit in the last 24hrs under the weight of the overlying slab.
ECTN x 2
Roller Balls on Tincan.
Recent cornice shed on the Tincan ridge.
Wet loose natural activity, Todd's run. Eddie's glide complex in the background.
Class 2 push-alanche on Tincan Common bowl. Initiated by a hard turn mid-slope. This avalanche gained enough mass and momentum to be of serious consequence if a skier were to take a fall or get swept into a terrain trap.
Wet-loose point releases on Seattle ridge, induced by sun late in the day.
New glide avalanche in Skookum Valley. East aspect.
Seattle ridge glide avalanche. SE aspect.