Observation: Turnagain

Location: Tincan ridge

Date:

January 7, 2023 5:18pm

Observer:

Heather Johnson

Route & General Observations

Standard tincan uptrack to common bowl on to just before Proper.

Red Flags

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Observer Comments

Minus the recent Avalanches already noted from days prior, we had no red flags.

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

Valley fog
1 at the parking lot
Blue bird
Noticed high clouds began to move in around 1

Snow surface

Large surface hoar noted on the ridge all the way to just before proper.
Powder

Snowpack

No formal pit was dug

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Surface hoar on tincan ridge

Location

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