Avalanche: Turnagain, Girdwood

Location: Turnagain Pass Road Observation

Date:

March 22, 2016 7:38pm

Observer:

A. Johnston-Bloom Professional

Route & General Observations

Girdwood to Johnson Pass Trailhead. Glide crack and avalanche inventory. There is a crack above the up-track on Seattle Ridge that is spooky. The amount of the debris with the glide avalanche above the Bertha Creek parking lot is impressive.

Avalanche Details

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Trigger	Natural	Remote Trigger	0
Avalanche Type	Unknown	Aspect	Unknown
Elevation	unknown	Slope Angle	unknown
Crown Depth	unknown	Width	unknown
Vertical Run	unknown

Avalanche Details

Glide avalanche on Seattle Ridge on East face above Bertha Creek Parking as well a glide avalanches on Eddies, Wolverine and Penguin.

Red Flags

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Obvious signs of instability

Recent Avalanches?	Yes
Collapsing (Whumphing)?	No
Cracking (Shooting cracks)?	No

Observer Comments

Rain, wet loose activity, glide avalanches, glide cracks opening on Seattle Ridge, Cornbiscuit and Petes South

Weather & Snow Characteristics

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Weather

Overcast-obscured
Rain heavy at times
Temp 40F @ Motorized Parking lot, Sunburst wx station: high 20Fs
Winds: ENE 20-30 mph gusting into the 50s @ Sunburst wx station and similar speeds from SE @ Seattle Ridge wx station,

Snow surface

Saturated at road level, wet loose activity observed on all aspects in mid elevation band

Snowpack

GLIDES ARE ON THE MOVE!!!

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