| Trigger | Natural | Remote Trigger | 0 |
| Avalanche Type | Soft Slab | Aspect | West |
| Elevation | 2400ft | Slope Angle | unknown |
| Crown Depth | unknown | Width | unknown |
| Vertical Run | unknown |
Avalanche: Turnagain
Location: Tincan normal route and sunburst
Alaska Avalanche School had 12 observers on Tincan and Sunburst today. At 2250′ we found 30cm of high density new snow over the 30 cm low density snow from yesterday. Shovel tilt tests and hand shears gave easy results. The inverted density was obvious in the ski quality. Given poor visibility only one SS-N-D1 was observed.
Avalanche Details
We were not able to visit this avalanche and saw it in poor visiblity, but it apeared to run within the new snow, most likely at the density break from yesterday. SS-N-D-1
Obvious signs of instability
| Recent Avalanches? | Yes |
| Collapsing (Whumphing)? | No |
| Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | No |
Weather
Snow, (rain at lower evlevations) all day. Gusty winds 10-15 at timberline.
Snow surface
High density new snow
Snowpack
Compression tests were low strenght, CT4-12 Quality 3 at that density break. ECT tests showed no failure with the shovel basically being pounded through the soft slab. Shovel tilts and hand shears showed easy results. Stability was far better below about 1500'.