Trigger | Natural | Remote Trigger | Unknown |
Avalanche Type | Unknown | Aspect | Unknown |
Elevation | unknown | Slope Angle | unknown |
Crown Depth | unknown | Width | unknown |
Vertical Run | unknown |
Drove through Turnagain Pass between 4pm and 5pm. Numerous new wet avalanches on Seattle Ridge (SE aspect) and including one new glide avalanche between the motorized lot and the uptrack. I count 10 new avalanches from yesterday. All were distinct due the bluish color of debris compared the older avalanches from earlier this week. The visibility on the other side of the road was too poor to distinguish any new activity.
Two new glide avalanches in Girdwood Valley – Penguin and Raggedtop
Trigger | Natural | Remote Trigger | Unknown |
Avalanche Type | Unknown | Aspect | Unknown |
Elevation | unknown | Slope Angle | unknown |
Crown Depth | unknown | Width | unknown |
Vertical Run | unknown |
Recent Avalanches? | Yes |
Collapsing (Whumphing)? | No |
Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | No |
Recent wet avalanche from today on Seattle Ridge
New glide avalanches on Seattle Ridge, and Penguin Ridge and Ragged top in Girdwood Valley
Raining - heavy at times
Obscured skies
Heavy rain along North side of Turnagain Pass becoming light rain on South end of Pass
40F
Winds light to moderate along road
I stepped out of the Sunburst parking lot into thigh deep saturated wet snow
Several wet avalanches on Seattle Ridge just South of the motorized lot
Closer view of two of the above avalanches from Seattle Ridge - photo taken from motorized lot
New wet debris on Seattle Ridge across from Sunburst parking lot.
New wet slab avalanche on Seattle Ridge on South end of Tpass. Photo taken at Corn Biscuit parking lot
Close up of crown - above avalanche
Wet slab avalanche further South - the crowns were pretty low elevation (~1800') in comparison to the rest of the activity seen on Seattle
New glide avalanche on looker left and a wet loose avalanche looker right, Seattle Ridge SE aspect, between motorized lot and uptrack
New glide avalanche on S aspect of Penguin Ridge in Girdwood.
Two smaller glide avalanches (older releases) on Penguin S face, and many new glide cracks visible