Quick report
- Cracking
- isolated
- Collapsing
- isolated
Limited windslab observed on isolated ridge top/exposed leeward. Snow skied great in N bowl, Tomahawk, Delta Chutes, and down Glacier Gulch. Some pit data, 2 large audible collapses, and wet loose on solars at low/mid elevations were only glaring signs of instability during our tour. No recent avalanche activity observed. Shadow Uptrack, NE 8200, HS 175cm CTH Q3 x3, 50cm down, no crust present Shadow Uptrack , E 8500, HS 170cm ECTP22, ECTP 19, 55cm down, above crust Surprise Faces, ESE 8700, HS 145cm ECTP11 x2, 50cm down, above crust, column slid into pit on first test one large audible collapse, significant warming up to 8900’ on surprise faces Teewinot Approach Couloir via Delta Lake, S 9300, HS 185cm ECTX x2, PSTend 40/100 75cm down on 1/26, below crust We had another large audible collapse on south facing out of Burnt Wagon Gulch. We were spaced about 80 feet apart and we all felt the collapse.