Avalanche: Summit

Location: Additional obs from Fresno and Turnagain Pass to Summit road obs

Date:
Observer:
Aleph Johnston-Bloom Forecaster
Route & General Observations

Additional avalanche obs from Fresno and the drive. Wind effect was more noticeable as we drove south through the Pass. There were a handful of natural wind slabs and loose snow avalanches that look to have been triggered in the last couple of days.

Avalanche Details
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Trigger NaturalRemote Trigger Unknown
Avalanche Type UnknownAspect East
Elevation 3200ftSlope Angleunknown
Crown DepthunknownWidthunknown
Vertical Rununknown  
Red Flags
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Obvious signs of instability
Recent Avalanches?Yes
Collapsing (Whumphing)?No
Cracking (Shooting cracks)?No
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Recent wind slabs on Fresno  

Manitoba glide cracks  

Loose snow avalanche on Gilpatrick  

Small wind slab that looks to have been triggered by loose snow just south of Summit Lake on the east side of the Hwy.  

Wind effect towards the southern end of Seattle Ridge.  

Seattle Ridge towards the uptrack. Less wind effect on this end.  

Location


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