Prospectors Peak, Mineral Creek, Shoup Glacier

Quick report

Cracking

specific

25cm HN in last 24 hours. Dug one test pit on the Shoup Glacier on a W aspect at 4700'. Observed a right-side up snowpack, MFcr 95cm down (likely 3/29). CT27RP down 95 on 3/29, ECTX . Primary concerns were storm slab on slopes steeper than 40º, fast running sluffs and wide spread loose wet on solars. Feeling better about calling 3/29 unreactive.

Avalanche

We triggered a size 1.5 storm slab on a NW aspect at 5000'. Observed numerous size 1 windslabs on N-NW. Wide spread loose dry on polar aspects and widespread loose wet on solars.