Observation: Turnagain

Location: Tincan

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Observer:
Route & General Observations

Toured from Center Ridge parking lot up to Tincan tree line.

Red Flags
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Observer Comments

None

Weather & Snow Characteristics
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Weather

Low visibility
Light wind
Snowing approximately S1

Snow surface

~5cm of new snow and building

Snowpack

Pit #1 at parking lot (see photo):
~100cm snow depth. from bottom up - melt/freeze layer, 1f next ~70cm,4f next ~20cm, and F top
~10cm CTN, STH bottom of snow at melt freeze/layer

Pit #2 at ~1600ft dug with Alaska search and rescue dogs (they are awesome!)
120cm Snowdepth. from bottom up - melt/freeze layer ~5cm, 1F next ~100cm, 4f top ~15cm.
CTN, STN

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