| Trigger | Unknown | Remote Trigger | Unknown |
| Avalanche Type | Cornice Fall | Aspect | West Southwest |
| Elevation | 4000ft | Slope Angle | unknown |
| Crown Depth | unknown | Width | unknown |
| Vertical Run | unknown |
Avalanche: Turnagain
Location: Turnagain Pass, last 4 days
General observations from the last 4 days out in the eastern side of Turnagain Pass.
Avalanche Details
Large Cornice fall avalanche on Goldpan, looked fresh as of about noon on April 9th.
Observer Comments
No red flags observed besides the cornice fall noted.
Weather
April 9th: Sunny, mid 20's in morning to near freezing temps by 1pm, calm ridge top winds with no snow transport observed from 9am-1pm.
Snow surface
Generally, a supportable sun crust is found on solar aspects with about 0.5-1 inch new snow on top. Melt-freeze "heater crust" on north/shady aspects up to about 2,000 max. Otherwise on north/shady aspects a 5-10cm ski pen of settled powder was observed.
Snowpack
Besides the cornice fall noted, no red flags observed in the last 4 days.
One pit dug on a N aspect at 1,800' did not have a visible BSH layer, with ECTX results... but that's just one pit.
Cornice fall avalanche on Goldpan - Photo: April 9th at about noon.
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