| Recent Avalanches? | Yes |
| Collapsing (Whumphing)? | No |
| Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | Yes |
Observation: Turnagain
Location: Tincan
We skinned up the standard uptrack to common bowl during the later half of the day. Numerous shooting cracks were observed but no whomping was heard. All but one hand pit was reactive between the new/older snow interface where buried surface hoar layer was found.
Obvious signs of instability
Observer Comments
Numerous skier triggered avalanches observed as well as reported by other skiers and snowboarders.
Weather
overcast skies, no wind, ~ -5*C/20 freedom units
Snow surface
Dry low density fresh snow
Snowpack
~45cm of new snow observed at tree line above a layer of buried surface hoar. Numerous melt/freeze layers in the bottom 30cm of the snowpack. Moist facets found at the base of the snowpack