| Recent Avalanches? | No |
| Collapsing (Whumphing)? | Yes |
| Cracking (Shooting cracks)? | No |
Observation: Chugach State Park
Location: Williwaw Lakes Trail
Skied out to Williwaw Lakes on Wednesday and encountered a shallow and talkative snowpack in the valley. Whumpfs every couple of minutes and a few sudden collapses. Like the rest of the Front Range right now, the bottom half of the shallow snowpack consists of big depth hoar. Didn’t see any natural activity but vis was not that great.
Obvious signs of instability
Weather
Light snow and poor vis. Temps in the upper 20's with no wind
Snow surface
1-2" new snow (~10% density)
Snowpack
Very weak: New snow on top of a 6" wind board which was on top of depth hoar to the ground.