| Recent Avalanches? | Yes |
| Collapsing (Whumphing)? | No |
| Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | No |
Observation: Turnagain
Location: Turnagain Pass Road Observations
Did a lap of the road out to Johnson pass between 2 & 3 pm limited visibility but we were able to see many avalanches on Seattle ridge that had occurred within the past 24 hours.
Obvious signs of instability
Observer Comments
Many recent avalanches along Seattle ridge that had occurred some time in the last 24 hours. Significant East North East winds still loading leeward slopes. Obvious scouring and loading along Seattle ridge, Magnum West face, and Johnson Pass
Weather
Raining along the pass to ~2000'. Temps along the road in the mid 30s. Strong winds out of the ENE still scouring ridge lines and transporting snow.
Snow surface
Saturated snow in parking lots, significant rain runnels on lower elevation slopes.
Many avalanches off of faces and gullies across Seattle Ridge
More avalanches off Seattle Ridge
Micro terrain sliding just like the larger slopes of the same aspect
Crown lines above faces that have avalanched along Seattle Ridge
Snowmachiners riding below a recent slide well within the runout zone
very developed rain runnels along low elevation slopes
Significant cross loading and active snow transport at ridgelines on Seattle Ridge
More obvious crossloading on Seattle Ridge
NW shoulder and W face of Magnum has been hammered by winds