Heavy snowfall along Turnagain Pass to Johnson Pass and Summit Lake and heavy rain at the lower elevation points in between. Strong winds along Turnagain Arm.
Observation: Turnagain, Summit
Location: Road Obs Turnagain to Summit Lake
Drove through Turnagain and Summit Lake and back through Turnagain between 2:30pm to 4pm. Rain transition to giant chicken feather flakes just below the Turnagain Pass ~800′, snowing hard both directions with only a 1cm of wet slush on my way back at 1000′. Otherwise flakes were melting as they hit the ground.
Observer Comments
Weather
Visibility was obscured above road level.
0.9" SWE was recorded at Center Ridge Snotel between 6am and 4pm and the same amount at DOT RWIS station.
Temps were 34-36F along Turnagain and Summit where snow was falling
15mph winds along the road level at Turnagain
Rain/snow line was at 1000' between 2:30pm and 4pm
Snow surface
1cm of wet snow
Snowpack
Melting fast! See photos.
Heavy snow at Tincan parking lot, but little accumulation - 1cm slush between 2:30pm and 4pm
Meadow Below Tincan parking lot
View of Rookie Hill from motorized lot
View of Center Ridge trail head
Sunburst trail head
Johnson Pass pull out for N. Trail head
Fresno Ridge coverage
Upper Summit Lake is still intact, but looks really slushy
Tenderfoot with Lower Summit Lake in foreground