Skinned up to 3,400′ on Cornbiscuit to check out surface conditions as well as lingering weak layers that had been producing avalanches. The southern slopes still had concerning results in our pit and on northern slopes the snow was soft and did not have concerning layers. In wind affected areas there was unreactive wind slabs  [ Read More ]

Toured up to Taylor Pass between Magnum and Sunburst to take a look at conditions and take advantage of a nice spring day. We did not find any concerning weak layers in our snowpit at 3200′ on a NW aspect. Overall there was not as much wet snow avalanche activity from yesterday as I expected,  [ Read More ]

Drove the Seward Highway, Tern Lake to Anchorage yesterday afternoon. Average road level temperature 42F. Sunny. Not much wind. Due to the brilliant day, I was able to study the slopes. Almost no avalanche activity that I could see. From the Hope intersection to Johnson Pass, that steep south aspect had soil and debris marking,  [ Read More ]

Skinned up the usual up track from the Sunburst lot to the ridge at 3260’. From the parking lot to the ridge there was a supportable crust around an inch thick, still frozen at noon, and covered in facets. Once we gained the ridge there was cold dry powder on the northerly side. After lunch  [ Read More ]

Smaller section, glide avy, low on motorized side of T. Pass just south of moto lot  [ Read More ]