Snowpack

Center Ridge/ Tincan Backdoor

Alaska Avalanche SchoolTurnagain Pass
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Quick report

Cracking
isolated

Old avalanches on steeper gullies on Tincan, Sunburst, and Seattle Ridge. Pockets of wind slab, stubburn.

Weather

Air Temp
10
Cloud Cover
clear
Wind Loading
moderate
Rain Elevation
2400
Recent Snowfall
0
Snow Avail For Transport
moderate amounts

After the pass wind events we found pockets with wind slabs in isolated features.

Snowpack

In general, we found some soft slab sitting on top of the melt freeze layer. This layer was showing some reactivity on the compression test, with no propagation on the rests of the pits. Around 20 cms below. Then, around 75 cms below a layer of moist facets was found, below the melt freeze layer, no propagation results as this layer was really stout at the elevation we dug at. Poor structure with a strong snowpack and low energy.