| Recent Avalanches? | Yes |
| Collapsing (Whumphing)? | No |
| Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | No |
Observation: Turnagain
Location: Turnagain Pass - observations from the road
Obvious signs of instability
Observer Comments
Recent LARGE avalanches, heavy precipitation (snow and rain), Strong winds
Weather
Heavy rain along Turnagain Arm up to 1,000'. Heavy snowfall above 1,000'. Strong winds along the Arm but once on the Pass winds were light. Ridgetop stations still reporting very strong Easterly winds however. Temperatures in the mid 30's F.
Snow surface
2 feet of unsupportable, very wet and heavy snow at the road along Turnagain Pass at 1,000'
Snowpack
Clearly a very unstable snowpack today. Numerous debris piles seen from the road - some of these released during the mid-day hours. Visibility was too poor to view anything above treeline.
Debris pile across lake along Seward Highway between Girdwood and Portage
Wider view of debris along highway
Debris along the Southern side of Seattle Ridge
Too much snow too fast!
2 feet of heavy snow in the parking lots at noon today