There is a large glide avalanche that released yesterday morning or maybe the night before that crossed many tracks just left of the main up track to Seattle Ridge.
Observation: Turnagain
Location: Tincan
We did some rescue practice near the Center Ridge parking lot then toured up to about 2,300’ on Tincan to take a look at the glide crack/avalanche situation on Seattle Ridge. There was a large glide avalanche that released yesterday morning or maybe the night before next to the up track. There are still numerous cracks that could release onto the up track itself and in other places throughout our forecast zones. It was a beautiful calm and sunny day.
Observer Comments
Weather
It was a beautiful day, cold, clear, and calm.
Snow surface
There was some surface hoar that we noticed at the parking lot, but it was gone by 1,200’. At the parking lot there was about 12” (30cm) of snow on top of the upper most crust. At 1,300’ there was about 2’ (60cm) on top of the upper crust, and by 1,600’ the upper crust was gone.
Snowpack
We dug a pit at 2,240’ on a southeast aspect and did not get any results (CTN, ECTX). On a moderate shovel shear we found a small layer of small facets about 3’ (90cm) down. We found the Thanksgiving crust about 4.5’ (140cm) down. It had some faceting rounds above, below, and in the middle of the crust, but we did not get any results on this layer. The stability in this pit was very good.
Snowpack at 2,240' on Tincan. Andy Moderow 1.15.24
Large glide avalanche next to the Seattle Ridge up track. Photo Andy Moderow 1.15.24
Great skiing conditions today from 2,300' down on Tincan. Photo Andy Moderow 1.15.24